Financial Controller

Kyra; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading influencer marketing agency in the UK is looking for a Financial Controller to take charge of the finance function. This mid-senior level role involves managing finance operations across UK and US markets, ensuring compliance, and shaping the finance strategy. Candidates should be qualified accountants with 2-5 years of experience in dynamic, high-growth settings. This position offers opportunities for direct impact in a creative, fast-paced environment with a remote-first approach.

Benefits

Flexibility: remote-first team

High-growth environment

Access to wellness and personal development programs

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with relevant certifications.
• Experience in high-growth environments, ideally SaaS or media.
• Familiarity with compliance and tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end finance operations including budgeting and reporting.
• Build financial controls across UK/US entities.
• Oversee compliance, tax, and audit processes.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

2–5 years post-qualification experience

Strong technical knowledge across financial control

Experience operating across multi-entity structures

Detail-oriented with strategic conversation skills

Job description

Overview

At Kyra, we’re leading the future of creator marketing—where data, creativity, technology and AI converge to empower creators and drive business impact for the world’s most ambitious brands. Kyra is a full-service, AI-powered, global influencer marketing agency, helping global enterprise brands like H&M, L’Oreal and Amazon connect authentically with audiences through culturally resonant content. With $15M in Series A funding, our flagship proprietary tech platform, Kyra Platform, facilitates our team to deliver this at scale, driving strategic impact with guaranteed performance.

We’re hiring a Financial Controller to take ownership of Kyra’s finance function as we prepare for continued growth and a future exit. You’ll be responsible for managing end-to-end financial processes across multi-market (UK/US) operations, ensuring compliance, and building scalable systems. This is a hands-on role requiring both transactional rigour and strategic oversight, with scope to shape the finance function for the next stage of our journey.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end finance operations, including management accounts, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting
• Build and maintain strong controls and processes across UK/US entities
• Manage compliance, tax, and audit processes, working with external advisors as needed
• Oversee transactional finance (AP/AR, payroll, reconciliations), supported by junior team members
• Partner with leadership to provide financial insight for strategic decision-making, fundraising, and growth initiatives
• Drive automation and efficiency in finance systems and reporting
• Support due diligence and readiness for fundraising / exit scenarios

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• 2–5 years post-qualification experience in a high-growth business, ideally SaaS, media, or agency environment
• Strong technical knowledge across financial control, tax, and compliance
• Experience operating across multi-entity, multi-market (UK/US) structures
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, but able to step up into strategic conversations with leadership
• Excited by working in a fast-paced, creative environment where you’ll need to own and improve processes from scratch
• High standards of accuracy, rigour, and accountability

What We Offer

• Flexibility: remote-first team with hubs in London and New York
• A high-growth environment with the opportunity to make a direct impact
• Access to Kyra’s perks & wellbeing programme (wellness leave, socials, counselling, eye care, personal development, and more)

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries

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