Offer summary

Qualifications:

At least 5 years of post-qualified financial control experience, preferably in start-ups or small businesses., Strong understanding of UK reporting and compliance requirements., An accounting qualification is essential, along with strong technical accounting skills., Experience with Xero and proficiency in Excel are required..

Key responsabilities:

Lead and improve the month-end close process and produce monthly management accounts with insightful analysis.

Review and enhance financial processes across the business and lead the year-end close and annual accounts.

Implement finance aspects of a legal entity restructure and conduct a VAT review.

Coach and develop the Senior Accounting Assistant while supporting the CFO with ad-hoc projects.

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Interim Financial Controller to join our team on part time (up to 3 days a week), fixed term basis. The initial engagement will be for 6 months with the option to extend.

Reporting to our CFO, you will be responsible for overseeing financial reporting and working with teams across the business to improve our financial processes.

About us

Converge was founded in late 2014 to help build the future of construction more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. We are currently very focussed on concrete, which accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions. We do this with two hardware-enabled SaaS products: ConcreteDNA and PrecastDNA. The team comes from all different countries and backgrounds, but we are all dedicated to building the future of construction more efficiently, safely, and sustainably. With the support of leading impact investors we are at an exciting stage of our development.

What you will do:

Lead and improve the month end close process.
Produce the monthly management accounts with insightful analysis.
Review and improve processes across the business where they interact with Finance.
Lead the year end close and annual accounts.
Implement the Finance aspects of a legal entity restructure.
Lead a VAT review.
Ad-Hoc projects to support the CFO.
Coaching and developing our Senior Accounting Assistant.

Requirements

This role is perfect for someone who has:

At least 5yrs post qualified financial control experience, including with start-ups / small businesses.
Strong understanding of UK reporting and compliance.
Strong technical accounting skills.
An accounting qualification.
The ability to translate the needs of the business into financial processes.
Previous experience using Xero.
Strong understanding of systems including Excel.
Willingness to roll your sleeves up and get stuck into the detail.
This role can be remote or hybrid from our office in London Blackfriars.

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