Job Description

We’re offering the chance to really make a difference in the world of B2B e-commerce. We’re looking for this person to own and improve our financial accounting and reporting to produce timely, accurate and compliant reporting.

What you’ll be doing?

• Partner with the VP of Finance to build out the controllership function within Hokodo.
• Lead/improve our financial close process, develop new accounting policies and processes as required.
• Preparing and publishing all monthly financial statements.
• Ensuring Hokodo reporting meets compliant standards with statutory law and financial regulations (including Corporate Tax, VAT, R&D Claims)
• Lead our first financial audit process in FY'23, overseeing the audit process and liaising with external personnel where required.
• Managing all day to day accounting operations and initially performing some transactional activity.
• Own and improve our internal controls.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A qualified accountant (ACA,ACCA or equivalent in European country) with several years PQE experience in controllership or senior accounting role
• Prior experience operating within UK or EU regulated financial services companies with complex cross-border group structures (UK, France, Ireland) with an understanding of relevant accounting standards (deemed loan accounting, loan loss provisioning)
• Strong analytical and technical finance skills, including Excel
• An eye towards continuous process improvement, including the ability to innovate and to simplify both finance and operational processes

Nice to have:

• Experience leading company through first audit process & ERP Migration
• Prior experience building/scaling accounting function with a robust control environment (ideally in a fintech)