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We have an opportunity for a Financial Controller (part-time, 0.8 FTE) to join the Quant Team. The role will be integral in shaping and ensuring the day to day running of Quant's finance function and will play an important role in supporting the business as we continue to grow. The role is incredibly broad in remit and is perfect for somebody who wants to be involved initially with accounting focused responsibilities, although over time, the role will become broader in remit and scope to also encompass commercial finance and financial control. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is currently comfortable in working on a part time basis, although in the future (and as the business continues to expand) is open to the role evolving to being a full-time position.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and develop efficient account receivable and credit control processes that are robust and scalable to meet increasing customer demand and meet all monitoring and reporting requirement
- Partner with our external Professional Services Accounting Partner to develop and improve the company governance framework and internal processes and control
- In conjunction with our external Professional Services Accounting Partner oversee the preparation of the monthly management accounts and monthly close process and to review monthly journals such as Revenue, PAYE, Fixed Assets, Accruals, Prepayments, Staff Options, Corporate credit cards et
- Ensuring all operations and reporting is fully compliant with statutory standards and financial regulations, across the multiple geographies in which we operate
- Manage and act as the primary point of contact for our external Professional Services Accounting Partner, to ensure that they are effectively managing bookkeeping, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and VAT return
- Oversee and control the Groups entity structure ensuring that payments, receipts and reconciliations are appropriately managed in a compliant and efficient manner
- Oversee the preparation of corporation tax returns at company and group level and to provide ongoing tax analysis
- Preparation and submission of annual research and development (R&D) tax credit claims
- Preparation and submission of annual patent box claims
- Accurate bookkeeping for the company and Group, across UK, Europe and US, to include intercompany transactions, foreign exchange and transfer pricing policies
- Oversee preparation of statutory accounts under IFRS for the Group
- To prepare and present cashflow and budget project projections to CEO
- To prepare and present key variance analysis to CEO
- To follow and document Client and Supplier onboarding processes
- To manage annual audit from start to finish and be the key contact for auditors
- Prepare monthly reports for department managers along with regular meetings to assess actual vs budget spend
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelors degree (2:1 or above)
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Existing Financial Controllership experience with a track record of successful implementation and management within an internal control environment (SaaS / PaaS / Tech sector preferred
- Previous exposure and experience of UK R&D Tax and Patent box submissions
- Experience in Group reporting, Tax and IFRS accounting
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and develop effective relationships both internally and externally
- Able to think analytically and strategically, whilst being willing and capable to deliver operational finance and accounting solutions, in an expedient manner
- A self-starter with experience of being able to work independently, juggling and prioritising across varying workloads and consistently meeting deadlines in a fast-paced and challenging environment
- Experience in a fast growth start-up or scale-up organisation (ideally in FinTech, Telecoms, or Technology)
- As this is a standalone Finance role, must be willing to be 'hands on' in managing multiple financial, accounting and statutory requirements without needing to rely on additional resources
Closing date for applications is 17.00 BST on Thursday 3rd July 2025.
Note to Recruitment Businesses - we are focusing our efforts on sourcing direct candidates for this role and so request not to be sent unsolicited CVs and/or enquiries. Should we decide to enlist the support of a Recruitment Partner, we will reach out to directly to the Organisations with whom we have an established relationship.
