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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Finance Director to lead financial reporting, regulatory compliance, financial controls, and governance within a growing fintech business. This role ensures the finance function acts as a strategic partner, combining technical accounting expertise with commercial insight to support business growth and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual consolidated financial statements and individual companies.
• Deliver monthly finance packs for board and Exco meetings.
• Ensure audit readiness across all jurisdictions and manage external auditors.
• Address and report any audit findings appropriately.
• Implement process improvements, automation, and simplification.
• Develop and implement all finance policies and procedures.
• Oversee the general ledger and technical accounting judgments.
• Implement and strengthen the financial control framework, including segregation of duties, reconciliations, and delegated authorities.
• Own tax compliance, including corporation tax, VAT, and employment taxes.
• Own and deliver FCA regulatory reporting, including financial and own-funds returns, via RegData.
• Maintain a controlled regulatory-reporting calendar with clear preparation, review, and submission controls.
• Reconcile all regulatory returns back to the general ledger.
• Calculate and monitor own funds and capital adequacy against requirements and approved buffers.
• Support forward capital planning and prepare capital and prudential MI for the Board.
• Report to the Audit & Risk Committee on financial matters.
• Maintain robust financial and prudential controls, risk management frameworks, and compliance.
• Provide Internal Audit and Risk teams with capital and liquidity oversight.
• Maintain the finance risk register.
• Lead, develop, and set objectives for the finance team, building capability and succession cover.
• Deputise for the CFO as required, including with the Board, investors, auditors, and counterparties.
• Partner with Commercial, Product, Operations, Risk, and Technology teams to support data-driven decisions.
• Cultivate a high-performance culture aligned with company objectives.
• Assist with credit assessment of counterparties and key suppliers.
• Maintain credit policy and procedure documentation.
• Prepare and contribute to credit and exposure reporting.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests, investigate risk issues, and provide insights.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA) with strong experience in a senior finance role.
• Experience with UK GAAP (FRS 102) and IFRS.
• Experience with financial control frameworks and balance-sheet substantiation and disclosure.
• Experience with FCA regulatory reporting and RegData, including own funds and capital adequacy for e-money/payment firms.
• Knowledge of payments and e-money economics and reconciliation at volume.
• Working knowledge of UK tax for financial/payment services, including VAT partial exemption.
• Control-minded and detail-accurate with sound judgment under regulatory scrutiny and deadlines.
• A credible, developing leader who builds and stretches teams and removes key-person risk.
• Clear communicator able to present financial and prudential matters to the Board, regulator, and counterparties.
• Commercial and pragmatic approach to process improvement and automation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player with a winning mentality and strong work ethic committed to continuous improvement and high performance.
• Adaptable, tenacious, and flexible, able to perform under pressure.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Skills

• UK GAAP (FRS 102)
• IFRS
• Financial control frameworks
• Balance-sheet substantiation
• Disclosure
• FCA regulatory reporting
• RegData
• Own funds
• Capital adequacy
• E-money economics
• Payments economics
• Reconciliation
• UK tax for financial/payment services
• VAT partial exemption
• Leadership
• Team development
• Communication
• Commercial acumen
• Process improvement
• Automation
• Risk management
• Prudential controls

Location

• London

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full Time

Experience Level

• Senior finance role

Education Level

• Qualified accountant (ACA)

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Holiday loyalty scheme
• Work abroad scheme
• Competitive pension scheme via salary exchange
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Financial education, planning & coaching platform
• Interest-free Season Ticket Loan
• Salary exchange nursery fee scheme
• Life Insurance
• Healthcare platform including: Cashback on dental, optical & physio, Virtual GP access, Mental health and stress support helplines, Additional wellbeing resources
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible benefits
• Career development and progression tools
• Opportunities to grow within a fast-scaling international business
• Social events

About the Company

• Growing fintech business
• Ambitious, high-growth organisation
• Fast-paced, regulated financial services environment

Equal Opportunity

• We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success. We are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their background, identity or experiences. By embracing diverse perspectives and promoting equity, we aim to create an environment where all employees can perform and reach their full potential.