Financial Controller, Salary Finance
+ Bonus scheme
Office located in White City, London
Financial wellbeing employee benefits platform
Be an early applicant
Financial wellbeing employee benefits platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Bonus scheme
Office located in White City, London
201-500 employees
Company mission
Salary Finance is on a mission to dramatically reduce the cost of borrowing for working people by collecting repayments via salary deduction.
Role
Who you are
- You have demonstrable experience of leading a ‘Controllership’ function, building robust financial control environments and delivering high quality financial reporting
- You are a leader with a process improvement and can-do mindset that enjoys coaching and developing a high performing team
- You enjoy taking on responsibility, creating a vision with your team, and building and executing change
- You will thrive if you are a self-motivated, fast-paced, action oriented, “roll your sleeves up and get-things-done” sort of person who wants to work in a small team where everyone makes a difference
- You are calm under pressure, can handle changing priorities and are an excellent communicator
- Qualified Accountant
- Strong technical accountant with demonstrable knowledge of IFRS accounting standards, financial control frameworks and reporting processes
- 10+ years experience within Financial Services, specifically within consumer lending would be preferable, or within a regulated environment
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines
- Strong attention to detail
- Positive can-do attitude
- Great team player
- Visionary and enjoy developing functions
- Strong ability to manage high volumes of work and be efficient at prioritising tasks
What the job involves
- We are looking for a driven and energetic Financial Controller to lead our Controllership function through the next phase of its development
- You will be responsible for the Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Control and Treasury activities for Salary Finance; reporting to the CFO and leading a team of six
- Your role will be to set the strategy for the future of the Controllership function, coach and develop a highly talented team, engage with the wider business to develop SF’s financial control environment and play a key role in delivering functional and business objectives
- Reporting to the CFO, you will have direct responsibility and accountability for the “Controllership” function at Salary Finance
- Leading a team of six to deliver Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Control, AP/AR and Cash Management activities for five entities within the Group
- Continuing the development of the “Controllership” model within the business; working with your team to set the vision for the function and create the roadmap to deliver the target state
- Relentlessly drive process improvement within the function, looking to automate processes where possible, simplify operating processes and enhance the robustness of information
- Developing Financial Controls across the Accounting Team and the wider Business
- Ensuring delivery of Financial Reporting to the agreed timelines
- Be the main point of contact for delivery of the Year End reporting; managing relationships with the auditors, JV partners and the Board
- Manage the tax requirements for the entity through our third-party partners
- Support the CFO on ad-hoc strategic projects as required
- Coach and develop your team to maximise their potential and create a fun and rewarding environment
Application process
- Phone call with our Talent Manager - 20 mins
- Video interview with Hiring Manager - 30 mins
- Case Study to give you a taster of the role - 35 mins
- In person interview with Hiring Manager, Head of Department, Stakeholder, and / or Team - 60 mins
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Whether a function of genuine care or increased efficiencies, companies are increasingly looking to secure the financial wellness of their employees. Salary Finance delivers a suite of products for this purpose, all integrated into employers’ payroll systems.
Offering a range of financial wellbeing products, Salary Finance is unique for its unusually low default rate, which arises from the security of deducting repayments directly from a borrower’s salary, and the extra information it gains about its customers by tapping into their HR systems. Originating in the UK, the company expanded to the US to bring low-cost loans to working Americans. Its US arm has since merged with FinFit to form the "pre-eminent financial wellness platform" in the US.
Though Salary Finance faces significant competition from other startups like Neyber and Wagestream, that are also attempting to fix the "payday problem", few have been able to effectively provide as impressive a range of options as this startup. There is every reason to assume the company will build on its past success, and forge a path into a favourable future.
Freddie
Company Specialist
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
41% female employees
36% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2020
$27m
SERIES D
Apr 2019
$32.8m
SERIES C
Total funding: $138.2m
Company benefits
- Company bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday with an extra day off on your birthday
- Hybrid working arrangements so you can work from the office and from home with a budget to help you get set up
- Pension and life assurance, and an annual allowance to spend on medical insurance, health cash plan, denplan, gym memberships, etc.
- Enhanced policies that are family and pet friendly, to include company sick pay and Peternity leave
- Annual personal learning budget
- Great career development in a fast paced environment
- Regular company socials
- Volunteer days as part of our CSR program
- Being part of a collaborative and entrepreneurial team working in our brand new, purpose-built offices
- More great perks to include complimentary fresh fruit weekly, cycle to work, help to save and much more!
Company values
- Fearless, and able to make the impossible possible.
- Responsible, and want to help build a business that delivers a meaningful difference to society.
- Dedicated, and want to commit to an exciting journey even through the highs and lows.
- Empathetic, and truly care about every colleague and customer.
- United, because you understand we achieve more when we work as a team.
- Humble, and take feedback as a way to continuously improve.
Company HQ
Shepherd's Bush, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Asesh Sarkar
(Co-Founder & CEO)President and Co-Founder of FinFit. Has worked in senior roles at Detica, PA Consulting Group, and Deloitte.
Dan Cobley
(Co-Founder & Chairman)Has worked in senior roles at Google, Capital One, and Santander. Previously founded ClearScore.
Daniel Shakhani
(Co-Founder)Executive Chairman of the Harvard Human Flourishing Florens Global Program. Has experience working for Goldman Sachs, RBS, and Opportunity Network.
People progressing
Joined as a Client Operations Analyst. Promoted to Customer Operations Manager after 2 years. Then moved to be an Enterprise Risk Manager after 1.5 years. Now has been promoted twice in two years to become Head of Compliance.
Joined as an Intern. Promoted to Operation Analyst after 2 months. Has since been promoted three more times to the current role of Client Operations Manager.
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