Financial Controller in London

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Reporting directly to the Finance Director, the Financial Controller will act as a key deputy and the #2 within the finance team. This is a broad, hands‑on role that is central to our global financial operations. You will be responsible for leading our core accounting, compliance, and reporting functions while also serving as a key commercial partner to the wider business. The ideal candidate is an improvements‑driven professional who excels at managing a high‑performing team, optimising systems, and ensuring robust financial control in a fast‑paced, scaling environment.

• Financial Operations & Control: Own and manage the timely and accurate month‑end and year‑end close processes, ensuring the integrity of the group financial statements. Supervise and review all day‑to‑day accounting operations, including AR, AP and Payroll. Maintain and improve the internal control environment to safeguard company assets and ensure data integrity as the business scales. Take full ownership of treasury and cash flow management, including cash forecasts.
• Compliance & Tax: Oversee financial compliance across multiple regions, supported by your internal team and external advisors. Manage the year‑end group and regional audit process. Ensure all local statutory and tax filings are completed accurately and on time. Take full ownership of the UK R&D tax credit process.
• KPI Reporting & Business Partnership: Support the budgeting and rolling forecast processes. Oversee the wider business metrics tracking, such as typical SaaS KPIs, and ensure the underlying financial data integrity. Act as a finance partner to non‑financial stakeholders, helping them understand their departmental spend and commercial drivers.
• Team & Systems Leadership: Mentor, manage, and develop members of the finance team, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement. Serve as the key deputy and right‑hand to the Finance Director, supporting on strategic projects, board and investor reporting. Own and administer the finance tech stack, driving operational improvements by leveraging technology, automating workflows, and ensuring systems are optimised for scalability.

• Experience and Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA). Proven experience as a Financial Controller, Senior Finance Manager, or similar role, ideally within a high‑growth, multi‑entity tech company. Demonstrable experience in managing, mentoring, and developing a finance team, fostering a culture of high performance. Strong commercial awareness with exposure to wider business KPIs and financial planning elements such as budgeting and forecasting. A high degree of tech‑savviness with a proven track record of administering and optimising finance systems and a mindset geared towards automation and leveraging technology to drive efficiency. Experience managing multi‑region financial compliance, including overseeing group audits and working with external advisors on local statutory and tax.
• Personal Attributes: A proactive, "roll‑up‑your‑sleeves" attitude, with a high degree of autonomy and ownership. An improvements‑driven mindset with a willingness to challenge the status quo. Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to act as a deputy to the Director of Finance and partner with senior leadership. Highly organised and resilient, with the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, changing environment.

Diversity commitment: At Tractable, we are committed to building a diverse team and inclusive workplace where people’s varied backgrounds and experiences are valued and recognised. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and offer equal opportunities without discrimination.