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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