Job Description

• Partner with the VP of Finance to build out the controllership function within Hokodo.
• Lead/improve our financial close process, develop new accounting policies and processes as required.
• Preparing and publishing all monthly financial statements.
• Ensuring Hokodo reporting meets compliant standards with statutory law and financial regulations (including Corporate Tax, VAT, R&D Claims)
• Lead our first financial audit process in FY'23, overseeing the audit process and liaising with external personnel where required.
• Managing all day to day accounting operations and initially performing some transactional activity.
• Own and improve our internal controls.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Who we’re looking for

• A qualified accountant (ACA,ACCA or equivalent in European country) with several years PQE experience in controllership or senior accounting role
• Prior experience operating within UK or EU regulated financial services companies with complex cross-border group structures (UK, France, Ireland) with an understanding of relevant accounting standards (deemed loan accounting, loan loss provisioning)
• Strong analytical and technical finance skills, including Excel
• An eye towards continuous process improvement, including the ability to innovate and to simplify both finance and operational processes

Nice to have:

• Experience leading company through first audit process & ERP Migration
• Prior experience building/scaling accounting function with a robust control environment (ideally in a fintech)

What people say about you:

• You’re a strategic thinker who can evaluate complex trade-offs to reach pragmatic implementable recommendations
• You’re comfortable in a fast paced and ambiguous business environment; without sacrificing attention to detail
• You have excellent communication skills