Financial Controller (Maternity Cover, 12 Month Fixed-Term)

Overview

This role is a 12-month fixed-term contract maternity cover for a Financial Controller, joining a fully remote team.

The position involves taking ownership of day-to-day financial control, month-end close, and reporting during a period of maternity leave—ensuring financial information remains accurate, timely, and useful as the business evolves.

Applications close: Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 5pm BST.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close with support from the Management team, ensuring material balances are reconciled, variances are understood, and reporting is delivered accurately and on time.
• Maintain an accurate, well-supported, audit-ready general ledger and balance sheet across two UK and US entities.
• Coordinate statutory accounts, audit, tax, and other regulatory activities with internal stakeholders and external advisers.
• Review and process UK payroll through an HRIS integrated system.
• Produce management cost reporting and analysis explaining financial performance, emerging trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Reconcile and interrogate large volumes of data from multiple systems; investigate anomalies and drive issues through to resolution.
• Maintain accurate, clearly structured Google Sheets workbooks that support the overall financial model.
• Oversee core financial controls and processes, identifying gaps where immediate improvements may be needed.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to provide clear financial guidance and explain implications of business decisions.
• Document key processes and maintain a clear handover trail to support continuity throughout the maternity-cover period.

Requirements

• Owned complex month-end close, balance-sheet reconciliation, and management-reporting processes with a high degree of independence.
• Highly proficient in Google Sheets, including building, reviewing, and improving models that use complex formulas and large datasets.
• Applied sound accounting judgement in a changing environment, balancing pace and pragmatism with accuracy, evidence, and control.
• Exceptionally detail-oriented while still able to identify what the numbers mean for the wider business.
• Clear and thoughtful communicator able to explain financial information to both finance and non-finance colleagues in a remote working environment.

Preferred Qualifications / Bonus Points

• Experience in an international, multi-entity, subscription, marketplace, or technology business.
• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience gained through owning technically complex financial work.
• Supported statutory audits, tax compliance, or regulatory reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience improving finance systems, automating reporting, or reducing manual data processing.

Compensation & Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Unlimited paid time off
• Fully remote working situation
• Learning & development budget
• On-demand therapy sessions and mental health support

Baseline salary: £60,000 GBP per year for roles indexing below £60,000 GBP per year.

Estimated compensation (total cash): market-competitive range between £80,000 - £100,000 GBP per annum, varying by geographic location.

Location

Fully remote. (Works across two UK and US entities.)

Interview Process (Summary)

• Screening call with a recruiter.
• Call with the hiring manager.
• Candidate challenge (generally about an hour).
• Final conversation with team members.

Offers are generally made within 2 weeks of the final call, with a flexible start date that can begin as early as the next Monday after signing offer documentation.