Interim Financial Accountant

dotdigital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global tech company in London is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee reporting and tax compliance for subsidiaries. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in a finance team with a focus on US taxes. This dynamic role requires strong organizational skills, communication abilities, and a commitment to professional growth in a challenging environment.

Benefits

Parental leave

Medical benefits

Paid sick leave

Wellbeing rewards

Qualifications

• Must have experience working in a busy finance team for a global company.
• A good understanding of IFRS and tax is desirable.
• Experience with US taxes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Complete and submit ONS reports in a timely manner.
• Aid in the production of UK and international Sales tax returns.
• Support the production of various foreign entity statutory accounts.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Digital literacy

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified accountant with 5+ years experience

Tools

Sage

Excel

Job description

About Us

The Company: Dotdigital is a thriving global community of passionate, dedicated professionals, committed to the collective success of the organization and its clients. Our core principles of innovation, teamwork, and client‑focused solutions drive us to approach challenges with a growth mindset and take ownership of our work. At Dotdigital, collaboration and curiosity pave the way for meaningful connections and learning opportunities with diverse peers. Our work environment encourages knowledge sharing, fosters exploration, and cherishes creative ideas. Combined, these guide us towards a shared vision in which brands around the world exceed customer expectations through the adoption of responsible marketing practices.

The Product: Dotdigital is an all‑in‑one customer experience and data platform (CXDP) that empowers marketing teams to exceed customer expectations with highly personalized cross‑channel journeys. With Dotdigital, marketers can seamlessly unify, enrich, and segment customer data. Breaking down data silos, Dotdigital streamlines decision‑making and paves the way for marketing creativity that delivers customer engagement at scale. With powerful AI capabilities, Dotdigital makes it easy to automate deeply personalized experiences across web, email, SMS, WhatsApp, chat, push, social, ads, and more.

About the Role

Role Purpose

Taking a lead role for our US and foreign subsidiaries reporting and tax compliance and supporting the team in other regions and tasks.

The ideal candidate will perform well under pressure and will have the ability to motivate and empower others to reach organisational goals. The role will be challenging but highly rewarding.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Completing and submitting various reports such as ONS reports in a timely manner
• Aid in the production of UK and international Sales tax returns
• Support the production of various foreign entity statutory accounts
• Aid in the production of foreign entity tax returns in particular US
• Support with tax matters for various foreign entities such as R&D tax credits
• Keep up to date PSA and assist with payroll reporting as required
• Support and develop the production of department MI
• Help with ad hoc projects

About You

• The ideal candidate must be qualified with a minimum 5+ years industry experience working in a busy finance team for a global company with experience with the US taxes
• Knowledge and experience of all parts of a modern finance team
• A good understanding of IFRS and tax is desirable
• Comfortable in a high-growth SaaS or tech environment
• Must have strong communication skills and digital literacy, and experience working hybrid/remote within a team
• Experience (desirable) with the following systems

• Sage (other systems will be considered if candidate can demonstrate a good understanding of accounting packages; CRM; Excel)

• The candidate must have a good understanding of SME organisations and particularly the direct impact their work has on the entire organisation
• Will need to be confident, motivated and have a professional manner. They will need to have good time management and organisational skills and be willing to learn and show an appetite to progress within the role
• The department works under a monthly plan (which may change depending on time of year) which aims to hit targets to improve the overall performance of the entire group
• The team atmosphere is intellectually challenging, demanding, friendly, non-bureaucratic and continually evolving. Although relaxed it is highly professional in nature
• Dynamic role which will evolve and change as the company grows and evolves to meet its business needs.

Why Us

Don’t just take our word for it – hear what your future colleagues have to say about working in our team: "Dotdigital is a great place to challenge yourself, we grow with and not for the company, as a team we share knowledge and always help each other out".

Interview Process

• 15 min Screening Call with Team Talent
• 1 hour video interview with Head of Financial Reporting and Tax and a team member
• 1 hour FINAL video interview with Head of Financial Reporting and Tax and Group Finance Director.

Some of Our Global Benefits

• Parental leave
• Medical benefits
• Paid sick leave
• Dotdigital day
• Share reward
• Wellbeing reward
• Wellbeing Days
• Loyalty reward

DEI commitment

As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to equality in all its practices with regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. If you have any additional requirements or adjustments to assist an application then please don't hesitate to contact us and advise us how we can best support you.

Legal statement

No agencies/recruiters please. We are only accepting applications directly from the applicants. If you are a recruiter, please refrain from reaching out to our staff about this position. Anything contrary will be treated as unsolicited approach under the applicable data protection law.