Financial Controller

If you've been looking to join a fast-growing startup with a bold vision of a world where doing good is built into everything we do, then you've found the right place! Backed by General Catalyst, the same investors behind Stripe and Airbnb, we're one of Europe’s fastest-growing SaaS companies - building the technology that enables global enterprises to give, volunteer, and fund with confidence.

Our mission at Goodstack is to revolutionize how the world does good. As a Series A social impact startup, we power global change through technology. We enable companies to seamlessly integrate positive impact into what they do through a unified platform while supporting nonprofits in gaining access to cutting-edge technology and finding new funding streams. Global brands, including Google, OpenAI, TikTok, LinkedIn, HSBC, Atlassian and Twilio - as well as thousands of nonprofits, including the Red Cross, Cancer Research, and Oxfam - use Goodstack to make a difference. In 2025 alone, we have facilitated $5 billion in donations to good causes. But this is just the beginning. We're building the world's leading platform that powers donations to nonprofits globally.

To keep our momentum and deliver consistently high value to our partners, we need incredible people to help us on our journey - we need you.

Join us as a Financial Controller to help scale processes, unlock insights, and keep us financially sharp! As a key member of our team, you will be instrumental in setting up new processes, policies, software, and reporting structures to ensure the business is running efficiently, compliantly, and smoothly. This role involves maintaining high standards in accounting, audit, and financial reporting, overseeing external accounting and tax firms across multiple jurisdictions, and ensuring compliance with diverse accounting standards.

As a Financial Controller at Goodstack, your mission will be to:

• Fuel Goodstack's success as we strive to make a lasting impact and transform nonprofits with cutting-edge technology solutions.
• Manage all day-to-day finance and accounting operations (payroll, treasury, debtors, payables, revenue recognition, managing cash flow).
• Deliver impactful reporting, with the provision of monthly management accounts, including review of all journal entries and analysis of forecast variances.
• Provide operational finance support as needed across budgeting, cash flow, and reporting for internal use and external fundraising.
• Overseeing and reviewing the work of outsourced bookkeepers to ensure accuracy and compliance, while also supporting and maintaining a steady workflow pipeline for them.
• Help design, implement, and optimise financial operation processes, systems, and controls to support the growth of the business and ensure compliance is adhered to.
• Handle all statutory reporting, payroll, VAT, and R&D tax credits.
• Manage our Intercompany, International Tax, and Audit requirements.
• Manage Bi-annual share options grants and general company secretarial matters, including cap table management.
• Support the VP of Finance with the delivery of key ad hoc finance projects.

This role is a perfect match for you if you have/are:

• Full qualification as an accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 5+ years of post-qualification experience in a senior accounting position.
• Demonstrable experience in a senior finance role, must be from a start-up or scale-up recently.
• Comfortable rolling up your sleeves and working independently.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to deliver in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent communicator with great organisational skills; you'll be able to communicate complex financial information to non-finance colleagues confidently and in an accessible way.
• A collaborative mindset and enjoy working with teams like Product and Engineering to design, build, and improve processes.
• Hands-on experience with Xero, Google Sheets, Payhawk, and Hubspot (preferable).

Bonus if you have knowledge or love of:

• Xero experience.
• An audit background.

What you can expect upon joining:

• Salary reviews and share options becoming an integral part of our growth and share in the company's success.
• Goodstack's Workplace Giving.
• Vitality Plus - Private health insurance.
• £250 Brighten your day annual budget.
• £1000 Learning & development annual budget.
• Goodstack library.
• Tasty Tuesday! Office lunch is on the company.
• Slow run club (Wednesdays).
• Paid days off to volunteer for non-profit causes.
• Paid days to attend conferences.
• Paid day off on your birthday!
• 25 days annual leave, plus paid public holidays.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid wellness leave.
• Parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• WFH budget upon joining.
• Pension.
• UK cycle-to-work scheme.
• Ecologi Carbon Offsetting.

You're always welcome to pop in more often if you enjoy the buzz of being in the office. It's a warm, friendly space right in the heart of London... and so much more.

Since 2017, Goodstack has been at the forefront of creating a future where good will be built into everything we do. From daily commutes to weekend activities or grocery shopping, we envision a world where creating positive change is seamlessly integrated into our everyday lives. In this future, the depth and breadth of impact we can make through everyday actions will expand dramatically - benefiting both businesses and the world.

Businesses are expected to deliver on both profit and purpose and those that don't are falling behind. We're here to make it easy for any company, anywhere in the world, to integrate good into what they do. Doing this empowers everyone - companies, employees, consumers, and communities - to contribute to positive change and take meaningful action.

Let's do this!

OUR PLEDGE TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

We take pride in our diverse and growing team representing 20+ nationalities across 5 continents! Our continued expansion provides us with opportunities to embrace and celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, essential to our success. We actively seek and welcome applicants from all walks of life, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

A team that represents the world that we are trying to support is a wiser, more knowledgeable and stronger one. We're excited for you to bring your experience, yourself and your special lemon twist to Goodstack to propel us forward in striving to create a better world for us all.