Financial Controller (Revenue)

About this role

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in fintech or financial services
• Qualified accountant with 4+ years professional experience
• Proficiency in accounting software (SAP would be considered as a strong advantage) and proficiency using Microsoft Excel/GSheets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Exceptional organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of interacting professionally with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Experienced in working with large data sets
• Interested in working within fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Driven by a passion for creating change and delivering results
• Familiar with accounting standard and disclosure requirements under UK GAAP and/or IFRS
• WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN:
• 25 days holiday
• Enhanced family-friendly leave
• Sabbatical Leave
• Additional health & dental insurance
• Mental wellbeing
• L&D/ Volunteering leave
• Learning & Development Budget Amount differs by level & team
• Work Outside the Office
• WFH Setup allowance
• Laptop incentive scheme
• Fully covered Multisports card
• Food vouchers (120 BGN)
• Snacks, light food, drinks in the office
• TIDE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE
• At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity or differently-abled status. We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to a broad spectrum of ideas and backgrounds is what enables us to build products that resonate with our members’ diverse needs and lives.
• We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment, where everyone’s voice is heard.
• At Tide, we thrive on diversity, embracing various backgrounds and experiences. We welcome all individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Our inclusive culture is key to our success, helping us build products that meet our members' diverse needs. We are One Team, committed to transparency and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.
• Disclaimer
• It has come to our attention that individuals or agencies are falsely claiming to represent Tide and are reaching out to candidates regarding job opportunities. Please be aware that:
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• All official Tide job opportunities are listed exclusively on our Careers Page and applications should be submitted through this channel.
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• If you are contacted by anyone misrepresenting Tide or requesting payment, please treat it as fraudulent and report it to us immediately at talent@tide.co
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• Tide leverages AI to enhance our hiring experience. You can read more about how we use AI in our recruitment process in our AI Policy.
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About Tide

At Tide we help SMEs save time (and money) in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market with over 1.8 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France. Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data-driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save both time (and money) so they can get back to doing what they love. Tide facts: Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs Over 1.8 million members: 800,000 UK and 1,000,000 in India and growing rapidly Over $300 million raised in funding Over 2,500 Tideans globally - we’re diversity champions! We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram and New Delhi, and in Berlin, Paris and Luxembourg. ABOUT THE TEAM: It’s exciting times here at Tide, we are scaling and developing our product offering at a phenomenal rate making steps into our ambitious plans towards international expansion. We need someone to be proactive, take initiative and build out best in class financial reporting and control processes and procedures within the revenue space. We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Accountant to join our finance team. This role involves supporting month-end closing activities, maintaining compliance with internal controls, preparing balance sheet substantiation, improvements within revenue reporting, accuracy of revenue reporting, new product reporting and documentation and supporting the year end statutory audit. The ideal candidate will have some experience working in a financial control role, minimum of 3 years of relevant accounting experience, hands-on experience with SAP or similar ERP systems, and be passionate about their career and eager to learn. ABOUT THE ROLE: Assisting the monthly close process - capturing Revenue and Cost of Sales Review the month end P&L and balance sheet for relevant line items, understand drivers of month on month movements, provide variance analysis and perform analytical review of the financials Collaborate closely with the Business Areas, Financial Risk Management and FP&A to provide analysis of the revenue and cost of sales. Maintaining best practice documentation of accounting policy and papers for material transactions, revenue recognition and key business processes Collaborate within the Financial Reporting & Control team to ensure timely and accurate reporting of monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow and annual financial statements Ensure proper books and records for all financial transactions Improving balance sheet substantiation procedures and monthly reconciliations Build robust financial control processes and strengthening internal control framework Identify opportunities to streamline and improve accounting processes, operations and systems Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and outsourced accounting service providers. Collaborate with the project team and play a key role for your assigned work areas for the SAP general ledger system which has been recently implemented