Overview

We are seeking a Director of Finance UK for Tide. You’ll report to the VP of Finance and are responsible for the financial controllership of Tide's UK operations and Group reporting. You’ll build best-in-class financial reporting and financial control, with hands-on leadership and extreme ownership to scale our finance function as Tide grows internationally.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring timely and accurate reporting of monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, annual financial statements, regulatory and investor reporting
• Maintaining best practice documentation of accounting policy and papers for material transactions and revenue recognition
• Legal entity control and consolidation
• Building robust financial control processes and strengthening internal control framework, including all related policies and procedures
• Ensuring proper books and records for all financial transactions
• Managing relationships with external auditors and outsourced accounting providers, including for regional offices in Europe
• Collaborating with other departments on accounting and tax matters, and coordinating with internal product engineering teams and consultants on R&D projects that are eligible for tax relief
• Collating financial data for the preparation of corporation tax and VAT returns, ensuring compliance with tax legislation
• Regular reporting of financial performance, financial risk, financial control, taxation, ESG and other topical matters to the Finance & Audit Committee
• Identifying opportunities to streamline and improve accounting processes, operations and systems
• Growing and developing a highly motivated and talented financial control team

What We Are Looking For

• Senior Financial Leadership: recent experience at a Senior/Director level managing financial control in complex, multi-country, multi-entity organizations
• Industry Expertise: Proven track record in financial services or technology (FinTech, payments, banking, lending) is preferred
• Scale-Up Environment: You’ll thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic scale-up environment and have the desire to take ownership of critical financial operations and drive results
• Technical Proficiency: Strong financial acumen and technical accounting skills (IFRS/UK GAAP). Experience with statutory audits of financial services companies
• Professional Qualification: ACA or equivalent professional finance qualification
• Strategic & Operational Agility: Ability to transition seamlessly between strategic oversight and hands-on execution
• Stakeholder Management: Confident communicator with senior stakeholders, capable of autonomous work
• Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop teams of 20+ staff

What You’ll Get In Return

• Flexible working options
• Share options
• Group Life Insurance
• Vitality Health Insurance, with a proactive focus on mental and physical wellbeing
• 25 days holiday with the ability to buy extra days
• 3 days for L&D or volunteering time off per year
• £1,000 professional L&D budget per year
• Pension contributions: Tide will pay 3.00% of your pensionable earnings (capped to qualifying earnings) into your pension each pay period. If you salary sacrifice at least the minimum contribution (5% of banded earnings), Tide will boost its contribution to 4% of banded earnings
• Access to salary sacrifice benefits such as nursery cost savings and Cycle to Work initiatives
• Spacious brand-new office near Old Street with an all-day snacks bar
• Enhanced family-friendly leave
• Sabbatical leave

Tidean Ways Of Working

At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the needs of our teams. Remote work is supported, but we value face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit. Our offices are hubs for innovation and collaboration.

We Are One Team

We believe our diverse backgrounds and experiences enrich our culture. We are committed to equality and inclusion and celebrate diversity as a cornerstone of our success. We are One Team, with a commitment to transparency and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.

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Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance
• Sales