Fintech - Financial Controller

Location: Heart of London (Hybrid - Vibrant City Office & Remote Flexibility)

Sector: High-Growth FinTech

Reporting to: CFO

Do you live for the rush of a fast-paced environment? Are you a wizard with numbers who can also tell the story behind the data? We are one of London's most exciting FinTech scale-ups, and we're looking for a Powerhouse Financial Controller to be the engine room of our global expansion!

We aren't looking for a "traditional" bean counter. We want a strategic leader, a process-improver, and a mentor who can turn complex data into actionable gold. If you're ready to own the numbers and shape the future of finance, read on!

The Mission

As our Financial Controller, you will be the bridge between technical accounting excellence and strategic commercial insight. You'll oversee the bedrock of our financial operations while keeping your eyes on the horizon.

Your Squad: You'll be leading and inspiring a high-performing team across:

1. Financial Reporting: Ensuring our accounts are airtight and audit-ready.
2. FP&A: Driving the budget, forecasting, and "what-if" scenarios that fuel our growth.
3. Accounts Payable (AP): Streamlining our spend and maintaining world-class vendor relationships.

What You'll Be Crushing Every Day

1. Financial Reporting Excellence: Own the month-end close, statutory reporting, and tax compliance. You'll make sure our financial health is transparent, accurate, and lightning-fast.
2. Strategic FP&A: Partner with the CFO to build robust models. You won't just report the past; you'll help us predict the future, identifying risks and seizing opportunities.
3. Leadership & Mentorship: You're a coach at heart. You'll manage and develop a talented team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high energy.
4. Process Innovation: We're a FinTech-we hate manual tasks! You'll be tasked with automating workflows, implementing new systems, and making our finance stack the envy of the industry.
5. Board-Level Insight: Translate "accounting-speak" into clear, punchy insights for the leadership team and investors.

Who You Are

1. Fully Qualified: You're ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with several years of post-qualified experience (ideally within FinTech or a high-growth tech environment).
2. A Hybrid Hero: You've got the technical "Financial Reporting" chops but the commercial "FP&A" brain to match.
3. A People Person: You enjoy managing teams and know how to get the best out of different personalities.
4. Tech-Savvy: You're a pro with modern ERPs (NetSuite, Xero, etc.) and you probably dream in Excel formulas (or SQL/Python-even better!).
5. London-Ready: You love the energy of the London tech scene and thrive in an environment that moves at 100mph.