Description
About the role
The Finance Manager (FM) is the senior day-to-day finance role for the UK. You'll run the UK finance function and bring together reporting at group level. It's a hands-on role with a broad remit. There's no Financial Controller above it, so you'll cover the full breadth of UK finance operations, group reporting and compliance, with the CFO reviewing the output.
This is a pivotal hire. You'll lead the move of the finance function in-house, designing, implementing and owning new processes and controls. You'll also have a real opportunity to shape the systems and tooling the business relies on as it scales. Engagetech operates globally, so the role needs strong technical accounting, including multi-currency consolidation across the group's entities.
You'll work alongside Commercial Finance, which leads FP&A, budgeting and forecasting. Your part is to supply accurate, timely financial information and data that's ready for analysis.
Reporting line
- Reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Works in close partnership with Commercial Finance
- Works closely with in-region accountants across the group to deliver group reporting
Key responsibilities
Bringing finance in-house
- Lead the move of the finance function in-house, keeping reporting, payments and compliance running without interruption
- Design, implement and own end-to-end finance processes, controls and policies
- Review finance systems and tooling, and put in place improvements that will scale with the business
UK finance and management accounts
- Run day-to-day UK finance, including ledgers, bank, payroll reconciliations and the monthly close
- Deliver accurate monthly UK management accounts with clear variance commentary, for CFO review
- Act as the first point of contact for finance queries from the UK business
Group reporting and consolidation
- Prepare the monthly multi-currency group consolidation, including FX translation and intercompany eliminations
- Coordinate and review monthly submissions from in-region accountants, resolving issues directly
- Maintain the consolidation model and make sure reporting complies with UK GAAP / IFRS
Accounts payable and payments
- Own group accounts payable, including Dext, Xero and Spendesk processing and approval workflows
- Prepare and authorise weekly payment runs, and carry out monthly supplier reconciliations
Year-end, tax and commercial support
- Coordinate the group year-end close and act as the main contact for the external accountants
- Manage tax compliance with external advisers, including UK VAT returns, corporation tax and cross-border obligations
- Provide Commercial Finance with accurate actuals and data to support budgeting and forecasting
Requirements
Essential
- ACA or ACCA qualified, or part-qualified and in the final stage of exams, with a strong track record in a comparable role
- Experience in a hands-on, broad finance role within a multi-entity or group structure
- Comfortable being the senior finance person day to day, covering everything from transactional processing to group reporting
- Hands-on experience preparing management accounts and group consolidations
- Strong technical accounting knowledge of UK GAAP and / or IFRS, including multi-currency consolidations, foreign exchange and intercompany accounting
- Experience owning an accounts payable function, including approval workflows, payment runs and supplier reconciliations
- Experience managing a year-end close and working with external accountants and advisers
- Highly proficient in Excel and accounting systems, ideally including Xero, Dext and Spendesk
Desirable
- Experience in a small, fast-growing business, ideally where finance was being built or scaled
- A track record of setting up, transforming or bringing in-house finance processes, systems and tooling
- Global or multi-jurisdiction experience, including working with overseas entities, accountants and tax requirements
About you
- A self-starter who is happy working autonomously and willing to get stuck in
- An ownership mindset, with the drive to build processes from the ground up and see change through
- High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy and financial integrity
- A strong communicator who can present financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
- Confident enough to challenge and influence at a senior level
- Adaptable and energised by a fast-paced, changing environment
Benefits
- A clear, personalised development plan from day one
- Mental health support (including chat therapy)
- Gym Subsidisation
- Opportunities to work and travel in our offices in London, Edinburgh, Stockholm, and Cape Town
- Laptop provided and all the equipment you need
- 6 months fully paid maternity leave, plus a basket of newborn essentials
- Quarterly incentives and sabbatical opportunities after 1 year
- Active Women in Tech and Diversity & Inclusion communities
- 25 Days Annual leave