Finance Manager

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