Robert Half is partnering with a high-growth fintech business to recruit a Finance Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified accountant coming straight from practice, or someone who has made the move into industry and is looking to accelerate their career within a fast-paced, scaling environment.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will take ownership of core finance operations and management reporting, helping to build a best-in-class finance function as the business continues to grow. The role offers broad exposure across financial control, regulatory reporting, audits, systems, and process improvement, making it an ideal next step for an ambitious qualified accountant seeking both technical development and commercial exposure.
French language skills would be advantageous but are not essential.
The Role
As Finance Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of the company's financial operations. You'll play a key role in maintaining strong financial controls, delivering timely reporting, supporting regulatory compliance, and driving continuous process improvement.
This is a highly visible, hands-on position offering significant ownership and the opportunity to make a tangible impact within a scaling fintech business.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely management and financial reporting.
2. Own balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving issues proactively.
3. Support tax compliance and regulatory reporting requirements, coordinating with external advisers where necessary.
4. Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring transactions are processed accurately and in line with internal controls.
5. Prepare audit schedules and support statutory, financial, and regulatory audits.
6. Identify opportunities to improve, automate, and document finance processes to enhance scalability and strengthen controls.
7. Partner closely with teams across Operations, Product, Treasury, and Commercial functions to drive process improvements and support business growth.
8. Support the implementation of a new accounting system, including testing, data validation, controls review, and documentation.
9. Contribute to the development of a robust and well-documented financial control environment as the company continues to scale.
About You
10. ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent). Ideally BIG 4 trained/ Top 10.
11. Either newly qualified from practice or with initial post-qualified experience in industry.
12. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
13. Fintech, financial services, or regulated industry experience is advantageous.
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.