At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage accounting and payroll for a pioneering AI company while leading a dynamic team.
- Company: Wayve, a leader in Embodied AI technology, fostering an inclusive culture.
- Benefits: Hybrid working policy, competitive salary, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Exciting growth stage with opportunities to innovate and develop your career.
- Why this job: Join us to shape the future of self-driving cars and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: 10+ years experience, qualified accountant, and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 70000 £ per year.
At Wayve, we're committed to creating a diverse, fair and respectful culture that is inclusive of everyone based on their unique skills and perspectives.
Founded in 2017, Wayve is the leading developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced AI software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive, understand, and navigate any complex environment, enhancing the usability and safety of automated driving systems. Our vision is to create autonomy that propels the world forward. Our intelligent, mapless, and hardware-agnostic AI products are designed for automakers, accelerating the transition from assisted to automated driving.
This role encompasses a wide array of accounting and payroll responsibilities, including month end close and reporting, external reporting obligations (including managing the audit), payroll, accounting processes and controls and compliance with internal policies. The role is responsible for all 6 countries that we currently operate in. Due to the group's recent rapid geographical expansion, new accounting and payroll obligations and many other "firsts" will need to be addressed, allowing the successful candidate to stamp their mark on the role. The company is at an exciting stage of its growth and this high profile role has the opportunity to grow with the organisation. This role includes managing a team of 4, with responsibility for their coaching and career development.
Key responsibilities:
- Managing the accounting function on a day to day basis for the Wayve Group
- Overseeing the payroll function for the Wayve Group
- Responsible for the accounting for share-based payments compensation
- Responsible for the consolidation, quarterly, of the Wayve Group
- Preparation of the Financial Statements for the Group (under FRS102)
- Responsibility for managing the audit on a day to day basis
- Writing, updating and enforcing compliance with policies
- Ensuring processes and controls are to a high standard
- Supporting and developing the team
About you
In order to set you up for success as the Financial Controller at Wayve, we're looking for the following skills and experience.
Essential:
- 10+ years of experience - ideally combining both public practice and commercial experience
- Qualified Accountant
- Prior experience managing the payroll function
- In depth understanding of accounting processes and controls
- Prior experience managing an audit
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills - able to communicate across a range of audiences
- Ability to work in a fast paced, changeable environment
Desirable:
- Experience working across multiple jurisdictions
- Consolidation across multi currency entities
- Accounting experience in a private company with complex employee equity offerings
This is a full-time role based in our office in London. At Wayve, we want the best of all worlds so we operate a hybrid working policy that combines time together in our offices and workshops to fuel innovation, culture, relationships and learning, and time spent working from home.
