About the job Financial Controller

About AssureHedge

Assure Hedge is an innovative, award-winning, FX hedging technology company whose mission is to simplify the way people can access, distribute and consume currency hedging.

Their technology is delivered to customers in two ways:

• A white-label platform that their customers can brand before offering to end customers.
• A set of APIs that their customers can integrate into existing software offerings.

The company has grown quickly with offices in Dublin, London and Portugal. It has recently completed a large funding round and is in the middle of significant change.

You would be responsible for re-inventing the fundamental reporting processes. This means everything from how financial data is collected to how it is reported. Therefore we are looking for a hungry financial controller who wants to make a strategic contribution to the business.

This is an opportunity not to be missed!

Your responsibilities

• Looking after a team of two direct reports
• Partnering with technology and operational teams to develop automated finance and accounting processes - enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of all financial reporting
• Owning the consolidated general ledger (GL) key subsidiaries and accounting system
• Coordinating accounting and periodic closing processes for consolidated group results and key UK and EU subsidiaries
• Overseeing periodic financial and regulatory reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the UK / EUs regulatory framework for financial services
• Helping to lead statutory and regulatory audits
• Coordinate and help manage the group's tax compliance
• Contributing to and defining the accounting infrastructure, as well as financial control processes
• Supporting the operational reporting and forecasting processes of the business

Who you are

• You have a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent), obtained whilst training at a leading accounting firm
• You have 5+ years of professional accounting experience (2+ years PQE) with strong accounting knowledge and proven experience with both IFRS and consolidated financial reporting
• A desire to improve the efficiency of your processes (through automation and integration) on top of a desire to do the core parts of the role

It would be a bonus if you have

• Previous experience in a fast-moving FinTech organisation or regulated financial services firm
• Professional experience of PowerBI, PowerPivot, SQL and/or Alteryx

The position is either FULLY REMOTE or HYBRID. Applicants are accepted from the UK, Ireland and Portugal.