Head of Corporate Reporting & Financial Operations

About Moneybox

Moneybox is the award-winning app that helps you turn your money into something greater. We’ve brought saving, investing, home-buying, and retirement services all together into one simple app, so it’s easier than ever to achieve your goals and build wealth, whatever your starting point.

Job Brief

Accurate financial information is paramount in ensuring Moneybox operates efficiently and profitably. Our Head of Corporate Reporting & Financial Operations will be an authority in their field, possessing exceptional technical knowledge. In addition to being a financial reporting expert they will have a deep understanding of financial operations, with a demonstrable background of delivering and assisting with large transformation projects. Working closely with other functions, they will embed best in class financial controls governance as well as developing financial literacy across the business.

What You’ll Do

Being a Head of at Moneybox doesn’t just mean you own and manage your function, it means you play a vital role in helping define strategy through steering committees, quarterly planning meetings, and management committees. Moneybox has thrived owing to its strong culture; as a Head of, you are core in helping maintain this culture through living and promoting the Moneybox values.

As a key member of the Finance Senior Leadership team and a trusted advisor to the VP Finance, this role will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Corporate Reporting
  • Manage the development and execution of the corporate reporting strategy, ensuring alignment with the overall business objectives.
  • Oversee the preparation and timely submission of all statutory financial reports, including annual accounts, consolidated financial statements, tax filings, and regulatory returns.
  • Drive continuous improvement in financial reporting processes, leveraging technology and best practices to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and transparency.
  • Ensure compliance with IFRS and other relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements. Reviewing changes in accounting standards, regulations, and best practices, and assess their impact on the organization.
  • Alongside the finance senior leadership team, drive forward our IPO readiness programme, with a focus on reporting and financial controls.
• Financial Operation
  • Provide strategic management and oversight of all day-to-day financial operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and tax.
  • Optimise financial operations to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve working capital management.
  • Oversee the selection, implementation, and management of financial systems and technologies.
  • Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and controls to ensure the integrity of financial data.
  • Oversee the implementation and maintenance of a robust internal control framework to mitigate financial risks and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Who you are

• Focus on team; providing strong direction and fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with senior management and external stakeholders.
• Considered an expert in your field and a leader amongst your team and peers.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Experience and Skills

• Chartered accountant with a minimum of 5 years post qualified experience, preference for experience across both practice and industry.
• Experience in the financial services or fintech is highly preferred. Additionally, experience of an IPO or working in a listed business is desirable.
• In-depth knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS, and other relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex financial functions, drive process improvements, and implement effective financial controls.
• Exceptional project management, knows what it takes to deliver a large project across internal and external stakeholders.
• Natural communicator, presents well with the gravitas to influence.

What’s In It For You?

• Competitive remuneration package.
• Company shares.
• Enhanced company pension scheme.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Home office furniture allowance.
• Personal Annual Learning and Development budget.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Health Cash Plan (cashback on visits to the dentist & opticians etc).
• Business coaching (external).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Wellhub subscription to a variety of gyms and wellbeing apps.
• Enhanced parental pay & leave.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with additional days added with length of service.

At Moneybox, we promote, support and celebrate inclusion, diversity and equity for all, so that everyone can bring their full selves to work. We believe that diversity drives innovation, and that if our team is representative of our community of customers, we can better support their needs. To ensure our recruitment processes provide an equal opportunity for all applicants to succeed, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments that we can make. We are open-minded and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure all applicants can present their full self and potential.