Senior Finance Manager (18m FTC) in City of London, London

Your new company

I am working with a private equity-backed Tech platform. They are seeking a qualified Senior Finance Manager/Financial Controller with strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent attention to detail and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment. This is an 18-month FTC, offering the chance to step into a busy and commercially focused finance team. To be considered, you will need to be immediately available and ready to hit the ground running. Reporting directly to Group Financial Controller, you will be taking ownership of the Group's consolidation, reporting and compliance agenda and leading our high-performing Financial Control team.

Your new role
Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the group consolidation process and deliver accurate, timely group financial reporting.
• Take ownership of monthly reporting, driving automation, enhancing management information, and developing insightful regional, product and KPI reporting.
• Prepare and review management accounts across a complex multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
• Manage, mentor and develop members of the finance team, ensuring high-quality output and effective workload prioritisation.
• Provide oversight and quality control across the Financial Control function, supporting the growth and development of junior team members.
• Partner closely with Commercial Finance to deliver meaningful analysis, support decision-making and lead the transition to a new external audit provider.
• Own statutory reporting and compliance activities, including year-end accounts, audit coordination, lender reporting and covenant compliance.
• Act as the senior escalation point for the Financial Control team, building strong relationships with auditors, advisers and external stakeholders.
• Identify, implement and champion process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function.
• Drive finance transformation initiatives, leveraging AI and automation tools to improve reporting, controls and operational efficiency.
• Support a variety of business-critical projects and ad hoc analysis in a fast-paced environment where priorities regularly evolve.

What you'll need to succeed

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
• Strong technical ground and excellent attention to detail
• Proven experience thriving in a fast-paced environment and shifting priorities preferably within finance technology
• A self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal input
• Comfortable being hands-on - preparing and producing as well as reviewing
• A genuine appetite for improving processes and project-managing change
• Strong financial and management accounting experience

What you'll get in return

This is a high-profile opportunity within a fast-growing, private equity-backed business at a pivotal stage of its growth journey. Offering exposure across both Financial Control and Commercial Finance, the role combines strategic influence with operational ownership. You'll join a forward-thinking finance team that embraces AI, automation and continuous improvement, benefit from a bonus of up to 20%, and enjoy a flexible hybrid working model with just two days in the office each week.

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