Finance Manager

Momenta Finance is a dynamic and rapidly expanding alternative finance provider embarking on an exciting growth journey. Our founding ambition is to offer SMEs and property entrepreneurs the funding they need to prosper. We aim to ensure SMEs can access the right capital at the right price exactly when they need it. Our extensive institutional backing combined with our agility as an alternative lender means we are well placed to realise our ambition. By combining technology with the human touch, we take a personalised approach to small business lending. Our lending decisions are often bespoke and it is our personal approach that makes us different. Our experienced underwriters take the time to understand the business and its potential, enabling us to provide the best possible financing options. Since we launched in 2013, we have helped countless small businesses to grow, and we intend to do so for many more. We are an ambitious and diverse team working in a fast-moving environment, underpinned by our strong value set. We support each other, learn from each other, and have fun along the way.

As a Finance Manager, you will be an integral part of the financial reporting team, focused on ensuring the accounting system is accurate, up-to-date, reflects the underlying loan management system transactions and is aligned with the applicable accounting standards; performing daily bank reconciliations across the group; substantiation of the balance sheet; performance analysis; preparing monthly management accounts and taking the lead on the statutory audit for the group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare daily bank reconciliations and ensure outstanding items are cleared timeously; update the loan management systems for manual transactions.
• Prepare weekly cash flow forecasts to ensure optimal use of liquidity across funding lines.
• Be an integral part of bringing the entire finance function in-house and assisting with streamlining processes, automating manual processes and refining the month-end reporting timeline.
• Ensure the accounting system accurately and completely represents the nature of all transactions across all group entities (including prepayments, accruals, inter-company transactions and investments).
• Assist the Finance Director with the development of and evolution of financial controls and processes to ensure compliance with internal policies, funding line reporting and external regulations.
• Prepare the monthly management accounting pack and ensure the financial information contained therein is accurate and of high quality.
• Produce monthly balance sheet reconciliations and substantiate the performance of the group. Be a point of contact for all balance sheet and income statement related queries and analysis.
• Support and assist the Finance Director and the Head of Financial Operations and Recoveries with the statutory audits and ensure that all deadlines are met and address audit findings and recommendations in a timely manner.
• Work with the Finance Director to ensure compliance with the applicable accounting standards and regulations.
• Ad hoc duties as required by the CFO, Finance Director and Head of Financial Operations and Recoveries.

Qualifications and skills:

• Part or newly qualified ACA or similar, preferably with financial services experience.
• Ability to deliver with exceptional levels of accuracy and has fanatical attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, able to work under pressure and driven to succeed.
• Strong communication skills both written and oral.
• Ability to analyse and dissect information and present results in a logical and understandable format for all stakeholders across the business.
• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft applications; experience with Sage accounting software a plus.
• Growth mindset and ability to adapt to changing business requirements in a fast-paced business environment.

Location, commitments and benefits:

• Duration: Permanent
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: market related depending on experience
• Leave: 25 days annual leave
• Location: Office based role, 5 days a week - Finchley Road, NW London. Convenient location with easy access to public transportation (Metropolitan, Jubilee, Thameslink and Overground).
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Start Date: ASAP.

How to Apply:

You can also apply directly through the Momenta Finance careers page. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know - we’ll do our best to accommodate your needs.