Group Financial Controller - Fintech Growth Leader

Career Moves; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Moves are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a high-growth fintech business for a Group Financial Controller role. Reporting to the COO and Board, you will own the finance function, lead close processes, and provide strategic financial insight to support growth and regulatory expansion.

You will manage safeguarding requirements, FCA reporting, and derivatives accounting while developing budgeting, FP&A and a growing finance team.

Qualifications

• ACA/CA qualification required.
• 5+ years post-qualified financial control experience.
• Trained within a leading audit or accountancy practice.
• Understanding of safeguarding requirements, client money regulations and/or foreign exchange operations.
• Strong technical accounting, reporting and controls expertise including FCA and safeguarding environments.
• Track record of systems improvement, finance transformation or process optimisation.
• Experience presenting financial information to senior stakeholders and boards.
• Previous team leadership and people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of the finance function with board-facing credibility.
• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual close processes with strong controls.
• Own the management-accounts pack and present variance analysis and recommendations.
• Enhance the control environment including FCA reporting responsibilities and derivatives accounting oversight.
• Lead external audit preparation and support the transition to a new audit provider.
• Review and improve finance policies, processes, systems, documentation; focus on automation and scalability.
• Develop budgeting, forecasting and FP&A capability as the business grows.
• Lead, protect and develop a small finance team, raising standards while maintaining stability.
• Partner with Operations, IT, Treasury, Compliance, People and Commercial to support the operating model.
• Support regulatory and commercial expansion, including licence applications; evolve treasury responsibilities.

Skills

ACA/CA qualification

Financial control

Audit experience

Regulatory knowledge

Systems improvement

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Education

ACA/CA qualification

Job description

Career Moves are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a high-growth fintech business for a Group Financial Controller role. Reporting to the COO and Board, you will own the finance function, lead close processes, and provide strategic financial insight to support growth and regulatory expansion.

You will manage safeguarding requirements, FCA reporting, and derivatives accounting while developing budgeting, FP&A and a growing finance team.