Financial Controller

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment have been engaged by a science technology business to source a Financial Controller on a full time, staff basis. This is a fully remote role where you can be based anywhere in the UK. Our client is a fast-growing, remote-first, B2B SaaS company serving the scientific sales sector. This role offers excellent opportunities for career progression and professional development.

Reporting to the CFO and leading a team of two, the Financial Controller has end-to-end ownership of the revenue cycle, from closed-won orders through invoicing, deferred revenue and revenue recognition, ownership of the ERP itself, month-end close and management reporting, statutory compliance and the company's tax affairs in conjunction with external advisors. To be considered, you must be a Qualified Accountant with proven SaaS industry experience and a strong understanding of revenue recognition principles.

The Opportunity 

• Ownership of the end-to-end revenue recognition process, deferred revenue schedules and recognised revenue, ensuring treatment is right first time across multi-currency subscription contracts
• Authorise and resolve complex billing scenarios, upgrades, mid-term contract changes, billing frequency changes, and credit notes
• Ownership of the month-end close, and review of the monthly management accounts (full P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statement)
• Delivery of monthly management reporting for executive team review and submission of investor management accounts pack
• Maintain balance sheet integrity, including accruals and prepayments, FX revaluations, payment processor reconciliations and intercompany accounting
• Own and continuously improve the company's accounting policies, procedures, delegation of authority and wider control environment
• Lead the business through the external audit and annual audit cycles, owning the auditor relationship, the request list and the process documentation
• Ensure the statutory accounts are completed and filed on time
• Ensure corporate disclosures and filings to Companies House are submitted accurately and on time
• Consult with external tax advisors to ensure all corporate taxes, VAT and sales taxes are correct and paid on time, oversight of quarterly UK VAT returns prepared by the team
• Lead the annual R&D tax credit claim and liaise with local authorities on grant applications and claims
• Oversee UK monthly payroll and sales commission calculations, providing review, technical guidance and approval, and approve P11Ds and PSA submissions
• Lead, coach and develop a team of two, investing in the growth of both and supporting their professional studies and development
• Build resilience across the function by documenting processes and cross-training the team, reducing key-person dependency

Background and Experience

• Essential
  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience in industry
  • Prior in-house experience in a SaaS or subscription-revenue business, with direct ownership of revenue recognition
  • Experience of leading or playing a central role in external audits from the company side, including working with auditors and regulators
  • Experience in a small or fast-growing business where things move quickly and processes need to be built and scaled
  • Experience managing and developing a small team
• Desirable
  • Experience with US sales tax and/or Avalara
  • Multi-entity, multi-currency experience, particularly UK/North America
  • Experience of EMI schemes, cap table administration or investor reporting
  • Strong ERP experience, with NetSuite experience strongly preferred

Flexibility and Benefits

• Fully remote working with a £750 home office allowance
• £200 personal & wellbeing development allowance
• Flexible working
• Competitive salary
• Career progression opportunities 

Next Steps

If you are interested in taking the next step in your career or feel a change of environment or sector is your next path, this could be the ideal job opportunity for you! To apply please send a full CV. For a confidential discussion or more information, please reach out to Morgan McPherson at Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment on View email address on s1jobs.com. Only candidates eligible to work in the UK will be considered for this role as no sponsorship is available.