Offer summary

Qualifications:

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)., Over 5 years of professional accounting experience, including at least 2 years post-qualification., Strong knowledge of IFRS and consolidated financial reporting., Experience with automation and process improvement in finance..

Key responsibilities:

Managing a team of two direct reports.

Developing automated finance and accounting processes.

Overseeing the consolidated general ledger and accounting system.

Handling financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and audits.

Job description

About AssureHedge

Assure Hedge is an innovative, award-winning, FX hedging technology company whose mission is to simplify the way people can access, distribute and consume currency hedging.

Their technology is delivered to customers in two ways:

A white-label platform that their customers can brand before offering to end customers.
A set of APIs that their customers can integrate into existing software offerings.

The company has grown quickly with offices in Dublin, London and Portugal. It has recently completed a large funding round and is in the middle of significant change.

You would be responsible for re-inventing the fundamental reporting processes. This means everything from how financial data is collected to how it is reported. Therefore we are looking for a hungry financial controller who wants to make a strategic contribution to the business.

This is an opportunity not to be missed!

Your responsibilities

Looking after a team of two direct reports
Partnering with technology and operational teams to develop automated finance and accounting processes - enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of all financial reporting
Owning the consolidated general ledger (GL) key subsidiaries and accounting system
Coordinating accounting and periodic closing processes for consolidated group results and key UK and EU subsidiaries
Overseeing periodic financial and regulatory reporting in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the UK / EUs regulatory framework for financial services
Helping to lead statutory and regulatory audits
Coordinate and help manage the group's tax compliance
Contributing to and defining the accounting infrastructure, as well as financial control processes and procedures
Supporting the operational reporting and forecasting processes of the business\

Who you are

You have a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent), obtained whilst training at a leading accounting firm
You have 5+ years of professional accounting experience (2+ years PQE) with strong accounting knowledge and proven experience with both IFRS and consolidated financial reporting
A desire to improve the efficiency of your processes (through automation and integration) on top of a desire to do the core parts of the role

It would be a bonus if you have

Previous experience in a fast-moving FinTech organisation or regulated financial services firm
Professional experience of PowerBI, PowerPivot, SQL and/or Alteryx

The position is either FULLY REMOTE or HYBRID. Applicants are accepted from the UK, Ireland and Portugal

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