Financial Planner jobs in United Kingdom

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London, UK

Reporting To: Sam Mohungoo

Description

Elliptic is looking for an energetic, and ambitious finance professional to help with the day to day of the finance function for this high-growth SaaS business.

Reporting to the financial controller, this person will work closely with all the finance team members and will be responsible for the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting, month-end close, audit readiness, and overall financial compliance. You\'ll play a crucial role in ensuring our accounting operations and policies are scalable as we grow in both volume and complexity. This is a great opportunity for a finance professional with SaaS and technical accounting experience to join a high-growth, evolving environment.

What will you do?

• This person will oversee and manage all aspects of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting in accordance with UK GAAP.

• Support the external audit processes end to end i.e. from planning through to the signing of the Group Consolidated Financial statements & stand-alone entity Financial statements.
• Ensure all financial records are complete, accurate, and maintained in compliance with company policies and statutory requirements per UK GAAP and other relevant financial regulations.
• Supporting and working with local accounting, tax, valuation and corporate services providers in the UK, US, Singapore and Japan.
• Own the tax filings and related regulatory reporting for both direct and indirect taxes.

• Ensure timely and accurate month-end/ year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, prepayments, payroll, fixed assets and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Producing the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with UK GAAP.
• Prepare management reports, and board / investor presentations including variance analysis.
• Monitor revenue recognition in accordance with UK GAAP for SaaS-based subscriptions including journals prepared by the Revenue Accountant.

• Partnering with the Sales Operations team to review and agree monthly Commissions.
• Liaising with outsourced payroll providers and Elliptic\'s People Operations team for monthly payroll
• Manage the accounts payable cycle, releasing supplier payments and troubleshooting any issues arising in Tipalti.
• Floating payroll, supplier payments and employee reimbursement tools.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and be involved in other operational tasks such as:
• Approving invoices (one-off, new wins, renewals, and customer expansions).
• Management of the various finance inboxes & helping with queries across different teams.
• Work closely with the Revenue Accountant / Assistant Management Accountant to ensure timely sales invoicing, collections and credit control. Perform monthly checks of ARR reports against the accounting system to ensure all contractually billable items have been invoiced.
• Work closely with FP&A team to ensure ARR reporting accuracy and completeness.

• Support finance transformation or scaling projects.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process automation and financial system improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights that support business decision-making.
• Follow and adhere to the financial control process and suggest improvements to enhance the financial control environment.
• Maintain and update detailed process notes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for key financial tasks, ensuring clarity, compliance with current policies, and alignment with team workflows.

• Manage and mentor the Assistant Management Accountant.
• Provide regular coaching, support professional development goals, and create clear accountability through goal setting, feedback, and performance evaluation.
• Delegate responsibilities and gradually expand the scope of your direct report\'s contributions to match their growing skills and company needs.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture within the finance function.

Requirements

Must be energetic, trustworthy and dependable with exceptional attention to detail. Additionally, the ideal candidate will always look to improve on accepted norms, and should possess the following traits:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• ACA, CPA, ACCA, CA or equivalent qualification.

• Experience in a scaling tech or SaaS company
• Strong understanding of SaaS revenue recognition principles and subscription-based business models.
• Experience managing accounting close cycles, audits, and financial statement preparation.
• Prior experience leading or mentoring junior finance team members

• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of financial regulations, tax laws, and UK GAAP accounting standards.
• Strong communicator with effective team collaboration skills, able to thrive in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
• Problem-solving mindset with a continuous improvement attitude
• Enthusiastic and proactive personality

• Strong proficiency in accounting software such as Xero and/or NetSuite
• Skilled with Excel and the Google Workspace suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Slides)
• Familiarity with reporting and financial modeling tools

• 3+ years of post professional qualification experience (ICAEW, CPA, ACCA, CA) in a similar role
• NetSuite implementation experience / involvement
• Crypto / Blockchain industry experience
• Exposure to tools like Tipalti, Satago, Stripe, Slack, Hubspot, Payfit, Trinet

How we work:

• Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year
• GBP 500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space

Learning & Development:

• $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development

Vacation/ Leave:

• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• An extra day for your birthday
• Enhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave

Benefits:

• Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!
• Full access to Spill Mental Health Support
• Life Assurance: 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries
• GBP 100 cryptocurrency for you!
• Cycle to Work Scheme