5h ago

Group Controller

London

$120k-$160k / yearest.

full-timeseniorsoftware

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll own the books across three jurisdictions at Light, building the finance function from scratch using modern AI tooling. Your core impact: designing systems that automate manual workflows and directly shaping the product we sell to finance teams. This is a rare chance to define best-in-class finance within a company that builds the tools making it possible.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Build scalable finance function using AI tooling
  • Own month-end close & IFRS-compliant technical accounting
  • Prepare group consolidation and statutory accounts
  • Manage compliance, VAT, and payroll calendars

📋 Requirements

  • Sole responsibility for a complete set of books as accountable owner
  • Prepared IFRS-compliant financial statements independently
  • Background in Big 4 or mid-tier audit practice
  • Comfortable as sole technical accounting authority

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience with AI-native financial tooling
  • Product instincts and initiative to co-create tools

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 💸 Competitive salary + potential stock options
  • 🏝 25 days of annual leave + public holidays
  • 🥳 Regular socials and company off-sites
  • 🚀 Huge career growth opportunity in a market-defining product
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