About the job Financial Controller
About AssureHedge
Assure Hedge is an innovative, award-winning, FX hedging technology company whose mission is to simplify the way people can access, distribute and consume currency hedging.
Their technology is delivered to customers in two ways:
- A white-label platform that their customers can brand before offering to end customers.
- A set of APIs that their customers can integrate into existing software offerings.
The company has grown quickly with offices in Dublin, London and Portugal. It has recently completed a large funding round and is in the middle of significant change.
You would be responsible for re-inventing the fundamental reporting processes. This means everything from how financial data is collected to how it is reported. Therefore we are looking for a hungry financial controller who wants to make a strategic contribution to the business.
This is an opportunity not to be missed!
Your responsibilities
- Looking after a team of two direct reports
- Partnering with technology and operational teams to develop automated finance and accounting processes - enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of all financial reporting
- Owning the consolidated general ledger (GL) key subsidiaries and accounting system
- Coordinating accounting and periodic closing processes for consolidated group results and key UK and EU subsidiaries
- Overseeing periodic financial and regulatory reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the UK / EUs regulatory framework for financial services
- Helping to lead statutory and regulatory audits
- Coordinate and help manage the group's tax compliance
- Contributing to and defining the accounting infrastructure, as well as financial control processes and procedures
- Supporting the operational reporting and forecasting processes of the business\
Who you are
- You have a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent), obtained whilst training at a leading accounting firm
- You have 5+ years of professional accounting experience (2+ years PQE) with strong accounting knowledge and proven experience with both IFRS and consolidated financial reporting
- A desire to improve the efficiency of your processes (through automation and integration) on top of a desire to do the core parts of the role
It would be a bonus if you have
- Previous experience in a fast-moving FinTech organisation or regulated financial services firm
- Professional experience of PowerBI, PowerPivot, SQL and/or Alteryx
The position is either FULLY REMOTE or HYBRID. Applicants are accepted from the UK, Ireland and Portugal