Group Financial Controller

SAPI; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company is seeking an experienced Group Financial Controller to lead and manage financial operations across multiple entities. You'll oversee accounting, compliance, and reporting while collaborating with various teams to automate processes. The ideal candidate is ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW qualified with strong experience in multi-entity accounting. This role offers hybrid work options and great benefits including annual leave and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Full access to LinkedIn Learning

Access to onsite gym

Generous parental leave

6 weeks of remote work throughout the year

Qualifications

• Proven ability to prepare and sign off management accounts across multi-entity structures.
• Strong track record in SPV audits.
• Hands-on, confident in owning the numbers end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Lead the accounting and financial controls across SAPI Group.
• Own month-end and year-end closes for multiple entities.
• Oversee daily cash operations and funding flow reconciliations.

Skills

Multi-entity accounting

Intercompany reconciliations

VAT in financial services

Clear communication

Detail-oriented

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA / ICAEW qualified

Job description

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Here at SAPI we specialize in building, tailoring, funding, and managing custom financing products to help businesses thrive. Our mission is to provide liquidity for the global payment ecosystem through an all-encompassing API for business credit products. We are on the hunt for a Group Financial Controller who is both experienced and enthusiastic about elevating our financial operations to new heights!

About The Role

We're looking for a Group Financial Controller to lead financial operations and reporting across SAPI Group, our SPVs, and capital provider partners. Sitting at the crossroads of structured finance, lending operations, and technical control, you'll manage accounting, cash operations, reporting, and compliance — from today's warehouse facility to future credit lines — while ensuring accuracy, transparency, and trust at every step.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the accounting, cash operations, and financial controls across SAPI Group, our SPVs, and our capital provider interfaces.
• Own month-end and year-end closes, management accounts, and audit processes for multiple entities.
• Keep our SPV accounting watertight - from loan flows to revenue waterfalls.
• Oversee daily cash operations, funding flow reconciliations, and facility metrics.
• Be the go-to person for funder reporting, explaining not just what the numbers are, but why they matter.
• Collaborate with our Product & Tech teams to validate and automate reporting.
• Manage VAT strategy and coordinate with advisors for compliance across borders.
• Support and guide our Vietnam finance team members.
  
  

Requirements

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA / ICAEW (or equivalent) qualified.
• Proven ability to prepare and sign off management accounts across multi-entity structures, with expertise in intercompany reconciliations and consolidation logic.
• Strong track record in multi-entity accounting, intercompany reconciliations, and SPV audits.
• Solid grasp of VAT in financial services and revenue waterfall logic.
• Clear communicator who can work seamlessly with operations, legal, tech, and external stakeholders.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and confident in owning the numbers end-to-end
  
  

Benefits

• Hybrid / Remote (UK-based) - If you're in London, you'll join us in the office 1 day a week. If you're based outside London, you can work fully remote — as long as you're available during our working hours of 9:30-5:30 PM UK time. We trust you to do great work, wherever you are
• 30 days annual leave - plus all UK bank holidays
• Full access to LinkedIn Learning - we believe a culture of learning is paramount to success, so you can benefit from more than 100,000 courses on a variety of topics to nurture your growth
• Full access to Calm - your well-being and overall mental health are of utmost importance to us, so we are keen to ensure you feel supported in this regard
• 6 weeks of remote work throughout the year - feel free to travel, visit friends or family you might have abroad or simply recharge by working from home during this time
• Generous parental leave
• Access to onsite gym at our Shoreditch office

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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