Interim Financial Controller | VC-Backed E-Commerce Scale-Up

Harmonic Finance™ | Certified B Corp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmonic Finance is partnering with a VC-backed e-commerce scale-up in London to recruit an Interim Financial Controller. Reporting to the CFO, you’ll own financial control, tax compliance, treasury and finance operations, leading a team across the business and maintaining audit-ready numbers.

This three- to six-month interim assignment starts ASAP, with a hybrid London-based work model and a focus on moving the function toward automation using NetSuite.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with substantial post-qualification experience.
• Leadership experience as a Group Financial Controller or Head of Financial Control in a scale-up environment.
• Background in technology, ideally a digital platform or online business.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end and year-end close, management accounts and IFRS statutory accounts, and the reconciliations and reviews behind them
• Set and own the financial controls, policies and delegated authorities, keeping the business audit and diligence-ready
• Own tax compliance end to end: corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, R&D relief, Companies House filings, the HMRC relationship and the tax treatment of new products before launch
• Plan and run the annual audit and manage the external accountants, tax and legal advisers
• Own treasury and cash, including cash flow forecasting, working capital, banking relationships and payment controls
• Set the standards and controls for the end-to-end payments, receivables and payroll cycle
• Own NetSuite and the finance systems stack, and lead the automation of the finance function

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Leadership experience

Tech background

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Interim Financial Controller | VC-Backed E-Commerce Scale-Up | London

Harmonic are delighted to be partnering exclusively with a VC-backed e-commerce business in their search for an Interim Financial Controller.

The business is backed by leading technology investors, runs high transaction volumes through its own platform, and is at an integral stage of its growth.

The Role

This is a three to six month interim engagement starting ASAP. Reporting directly to the CFO, you’ll own financial control, statutory and tax compliance, treasury and finance operations across the whole company, and lead a team of managers and individual contributors.

You’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, Legal and Operations, and own the relationships with the auditors, tax advisers and HMRC. Alongside keeping the numbers and controls audit and diligence-ready, a big part of the role is leading the move to a more automated, AI-enabled finance function on NetSuite.

Key Responsibilities

• Own month-end and year-end close, management accounts and IFRS statutory accounts, and the reconciliations and reviews behind them
• Set and own the financial controls, policies and delegated authorities, keeping the business audit and diligence-ready
• Own tax compliance end to end: corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, R&D relief, Companies House filings, the HMRC relationship and the tax treatment of new products before launch
• Plan and run the annual audit and manage the external accountants, tax and legal advisers
• Own treasury and cash, including cash flow forecasting, working capital, banking relationships and payment controls
• Set the standards and controls for the end-to-end payments, receivables and payroll cycle
• Own NetSuite and the finance systems stack, and lead the automation of the finance function

What We Need to See

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with substantial post-qualification experience
• Leadership experience as a Group Financial Controller or Head of Financial Control in a scale-up environment
• A background in technology, ideally a digital platform or online business

What We’d Like to See

• ACA qualified and Big 4 trained
• Experience in a business with high transaction volumes
• Experience with NetSuite

Package

Location: London / Hybrid

Contract: Interim, three to six months

Start Date: ASAP

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.