Financial Manager
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Salary
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£44,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3534 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 36% sure that is the right code. Global Financial Innovations Ltd is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 3534 (Financial accounts managers) · 36% match
- Likely 2421 (Chartered and certified accountants) · 15% match
- Ineligible 4124 (Finance officers) · 15% match
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3534 Financial accounts managers Most likely code | £33,400 | £44,700 | £44,700 | £44,700 |
2421 Chartered and certified accountants Also possible | £34,500 | £39,400 | £44,300 | £49,200 |
4124 Finance officers Also possible | £33,400 | £41,700 | £41,700 | £41,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
We’re Hiring: Financial Manager
We are looking for an experienced Financial Manager to join GFI and take ownership of financial and regulatory reporting, safeguarding reconciliations, audit support, and financial controls.
This role is particularly suited to someone with experience in payments, fintech, EMI/PI, banking, or another regulated financial environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Prepare and submit the company’s regulatory reports accurately and on time.
• Maintain the regulatory reporting calendar and monitor all relevant deadlines.
• Collect financial data and supporting documentation from Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Operations, Compliance, and merchant/payment provider teams.
• Review information for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and appropriate supporting evidence.
• Reconcile accounting records with bank statements, provider reports, merchant reports, and internal records.
• Investigate material movements, discrepancies, unusual transactions, and long-outstanding reconciliation items.
• Ensure the correct classification of client funds and the company’s own funds.
• Review balances and movements across client, safeguarding, and operational bank accounts.
• Reconcile liabilities to merchants against funds received from payment providers, bank balances, and actual payouts.
• Prepare and review safeguarding reconciliations and monitor the timely transfer of merchant funds or placement of funds into appropriate safeguarding accounts.
• Identify safeguarding shortfalls, excess company funds held in client accounts, and unresolved balances.
• Review provider statements, merchant balances, bank statements, fees, refunds, adjustments, and related transactions.
• Maintain a structured register of unresolved items, including amounts, reasons, responsible owners, and resolution deadlines.
• Obtain written explanations and supporting evidence for material transactions and discrepancies.
• Verify contracts, invoices, acceptance acts/certificates, calculations, payment instructions, bank statements, and other supporting documentation.
• Maintain a structured archive of reports, calculations, supporting documents, and relevant correspondence.
• Prepare documentation packages for regulators, management, and external auditors.
• Support regulatory inspections and financial/safeguarding audits and monitor the implementation of audit findings and corrective actions.
• Prepare annual financial reporting and coordinate the financial and safeguarding audit process.
• Calculate payroll, applicable taxes, and statutory contributions.
• Prepare financial and regulatory materials for management meetings and the Board.
• Ensure consistency across regulatory, management, and accounting reporting.
• Monitor the remediation of previously identified safeguarding and documentation gaps.
• Escalate material discrepancies, unsupported transactions, missed deadlines, and significant financial or regulatory risks to the CFO, Compliance/MLRO, and senior management.
Key Stakeholders
You will work closely with the CFO, Finance, Treasury, Accounting, Operations, Compliance, MLRO, banks, merchants, and payment partners.
Scope of Responsibility
The Financial Manager is responsible for preparing and reviewing reporting based on information provided by the relevant process owners and for identifying, documenting, and escalating unresolved issues.
The role does not replace Treasury, Compliance, or merchant/provider operations and does not independently manage bank or client accounts on behalf of the CFO or Treasury.
All reported information must be supported by appropriate calculations, statements, reconciliations, and documentary evidence. Process owners remain responsible for the completeness of source data, primary documentation, and confirmation of transactions within their areas.
What We Offer
• Flexible working schedule
• Full-time or part-time engagement can be considered
• Compensation is open for discussion depending on experience and availability
• Official employment with GFI under an employment agreement
If you have strong financial control skills, attention to detail, and experience working in a regulated financial or payments environment, we’d be happy to hear from you.
Please apply via e-mail [email protected]
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Where this offer sits in the market
Financial accounts managers (SOC 3534) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~123k in sample- Middle half £36,556–61,412
- Median £46,124
- Going rate £44,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–40,230
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Global Financial Innovations Ltd holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3534 going rate of £44,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.