Financial Controller - UK

Role: Financial Controller

Reports to: CFO

Location: Remote/Hybrid working (UK-based).

Salary: Up to £70,000 depending on experience, plus equity and benefits

Hours: Full-Time 37.5 hours per week

About Vestd

Vestd is a leading sharetech platform for equity management - shares schemes, fund raising, company secretarial and much more. Our regulated platform makes light work of all of the most popular and tax-efficient share scheme types, empowering businesses to attract and retain their talent. Our powerful software also helps investors, and founders seeking investment.

Vestd was founded by Ifty Nasir, who lives and breathes our mission. Vestd’s big moonshot aim is to see one billion people worldwide invested in the companies they work hard to grow by 2030. We are all about inclusion and fairness for our customers and our team. Vestd is also a B Corp-certified company, which means we’re committed to balancing profit with purpose. We care about our people, our customers, and the wider world – and we hold ourselves to the highest social and environmental standards.

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) at Vestd

At Vestd, we prioritise equality, diversity, and inclusion, so we write about it here rather than at the end of the job advertisement. We’re committed to building a respectful, inclusive, and diverse team. Trust is one of our core values; with that comes a commitment to fairness and transparency. We want to be open about our EDI efforts.

Requirements

The role

We are looking for individuals who are not only passionate about our mission but also comfortable and confident using cutting-edge technologies and AI tools to streamline processes, drive innovation, and contribute to the growth of Vestd. Reporting to the CFO, this role is responsible for financial control, group reporting, audit readiness, regulatory reporting and international finance operations. The position ensures strong financial governance, accurate reporting and scalable processes to support continued growth.

This is a hands-on role, balancing day-to-day financial management with improving processes, controls and reporting across a multi-entity, cross-border environment.

The Primary Responsibilities Of This Role

• Prepare monthly management accounts for the group.
• Lead multi-entity group consolidation across UK, Jersey and India entities.
• Maintain robust balance sheet reconciliations and schedules to ensure audit readiness.
• Manage intercompany invoicing, reconciliations and eliminations.
• Ensure consistent financial reporting standards across cross-border finance operations.
• Produce mid-month pacing analysis against budgets where applicable (e.g. marketing spend).
• Provide clear financial analysis and performance insights to the CFO and leadership team.

Accounting Operations

• Own and manage day-to-day accounting operations, including supplier payments, expenses, payroll and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Delivery and ownership of month-end and year-end close processes across the group.
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards.

Regulatory Reporting

• Lead FCA reporting requirements from a finance perspective.
• Work closely with the CFO and compliance teams to ensure timely and accurate regulatory reporting.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and provide guidance on technical accounting matters where required.

Tax, VAT & Transfer Pricing

• Oversee UK VAT compliance and international GST obligations where applicable.
• Manage transfer pricing and intercompany invoicing frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and tax filing requirements across relevant jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with external tax advisers in the UK, Jersey and India.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and compliance with international tax requirements.

International Finance Operations

• Oversee finance operations across UK, Jersey and India entities.
• Lead the transition to bring India accounting fully in-house.
• Support India payroll administration in coordination with local providers.
• Ensure consistent finance processes and reporting standards across jurisdictions.

Payroll & Payments

• Manage UK payroll processes.
• Support India payroll coordination.
• Oversee supplier payment runs and payment controls.
• Maintain appropriate controls around cash disbursements and working capital.

Budgeting, Cost Control & Procurement

• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Monitor financial performance and support cost control initiatives.
• Provide mid-month pacing and cost monitoring where applicable.
• Manage procurement processes and supplier relationships.
• Oversee procurement and renewal of group insurance policies.

External Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships with external accountants and tax advisers in the UK, Jersey and India.
• Coordinate with external auditors across UK and India entities.
• Act as a key finance contact for external professional advisers.

Team Leadership

• Manage and support the Finance Assistant and any other junior team members.
• Provide guidance across finance processes and ensure high standards of financial administration.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Identify and implement finance process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Strengthen finance processes and reporting workflows across the organisation.
• Develop and document finance processes and accounting policies to strengthen internal controls.
• Support improvements in internal systems and operational tools (including Slack-based workflows where relevant).

Essential elements for this role

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong experience producing management accounts and working with multi-entity group structures.
• Solid understanding of intercompany accounting, consolidation and balance sheet control.
• Experience managing audits and working with external auditors.
• Knowledge of UK VAT and international tax considerations.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and reporting processes.
• Experience working with international entities and cross-border finance operations.
• Impeccable attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You must be comfortable with working in a remote-first environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in an FCA-regulated environment
• Exposure to India or other international finance operations
• Experience in a scaling or investor-backed business
• Experience improving systems, automation or finance workflows
• Experience working in a remote team.

Personal Attributes

• Strong attention to detail and high standards of financial accuracy.
• Hands-on and comfortable operating in a growing organisation.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across international operations.
• Ability to coach/manage junior team members.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively with senior leadership and external advisers.

Culture fit

What makes Vestd folk collaborative, adaptable, and eager to grow?

• Thrives in a startup environment, ready to tackle diverse challenges with enthusiasm
• Adaptable - open to taking on responsibilities beyond the defined role as needed
• Passionate about contributing to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Embraces technology to improve processes and drive efficiency

Benefits

Our culture is our backbone (BreatheHR named us one of the ‘Top 3 Companies in the UK for Company Culture’), and we take team happiness seriously. Vestd strives to be as principled as possible. We’re all about Goal 8 of the United Nations ‘Sustainable Development Goals. This goal is about ‘Decent work and economic growth,’ and we consider it both with our external activities and internal workings.

We’ll do everything we can to help you grow in your role. In return, you’ll want to learn all about our industry and do all you can to help us continue leading it. Vestd is remote-first, so in return for your commitment, diligence, and productivity, you’ll have a lot of autonomy during your working day. Some roles demand office hours (to fit our customers’ schedules), but we are committed to offering flexibility where possible.

Happy employees make for happy customers, as demonstrated in our five-star reviews. Vestd’s excellence has also been recognised by The Europas, The Fintech Awards London, The Hustle Awards, TechRound, and BusinessCloud’s Fintech50.

This could be the perfect opportunity if you’re an autonomous, self-driven individual passionate about contributing to a meaningful mission and value being part of a supportive, close-knit team.

Why work at Vestd?

Vestd Is a Great Place To Work. Don’t Just Take Our Word For It - Take a Look At The Award-winning Suite Of Benefits That You Can Look Forward To As One Of Our Folk:

• This job remote-first, although attendance is required twice yearly at our in-person get-togethers
• A flexible environment to help you achieve the best work/life balance
• Equity, of course! (After the qualifying period)
• Monthly recognition scheme, where we celebrate our folk
• Support with home working equipment
• A personal training and development budget to keep your career and professional growth on track
• Private medical insurance (after the qualifying period)
• Team retreats are held twice a year. They can include an overnight stay and focus on fun and team cohesion
• Great team ethos, connect through regular team and company socials.
• 25 days annual leave plus one extra day per year of service (up to five days)
• Employer contribution pension scheme (after the qualifying period)

We’re looking for somebody with initiative who can focus on the business and their personal growth path. This is a great time to join our team, and it would be a superb role for the right person.

At Vestd we provide our folk with the hardware and software required to support them in their role. As a remote-first business, we expect anyone applying for a job to have a suitable, quiet working space. You must have an appropriate desk/table and chair, with a reliable internet connection.

Our application process

We are accepting rolling applications for this role with no fixed end date - if you are interested in joining the Vestd folk, please apply when you can. We will respond to every applicant, but we may only screen some candidates depending on the number of applications received.

Our recruitment pipeline has a few stages, giving you plenty of opportunities to learn about Vestd as we take the time to find someone who is the best fit for the role. We aim to complete the selection process as efficiently as possible, and we are committed to making our candidate experience as inclusive as we can, so please get in touch with us if you require any information or support during the application process or need to ask for any adjustments.

A Typical Selection Process Might Be:

• Apply online
• 20-minute screening call
• 45-minute interview with the hiring manager and team member
• Task-based assignment
• 45-minute team cultural interview
• 30-minute interview with the CEO

Please note that we record our interviews. These recordings are only viewed by the hiring team and once a role is filled, all recordings are deleted. We do not share any candidate information with anyone outside of Vestd at any time.

We are excited to receive your application. When a role is filled, we will let all the applicants know to let them know. This job is based within the UK. You must be primarily UK-based and eligible to work in the country.