Financial Controller

The role

The Financial Controller will own financial operations and reporting, reporting to the VP Finance. This hands-on role involves owning statutory reporting, compliance, and management accounting while building finance processes and strengthening controls.

What you will do

• Lead the month-end and quarter-end close, delivering timely and accurate reporting
• Prepare management accounts, cash flow forecasts and variance analysis
• Own statutory reporting and compliance under IFRS and UK GAAP
• Manage VAT filings, PAYE submissions and annual HMRC returns
• Maintain and optimise Xero and the wider finance stack, including Dext, Pleo and ApprovalMax
• Support annual audits and manage the relationship with external accountants
• Strengthen internal controls, financial policies and reporting processes
• Partner with leadership on budgeting, forecasting and margin improvement
• Take on projects including R&D tax credit claims and system integrations

Required qualifications

• Qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CPA or CIMA
• 4 to 6 years post-qualification
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK statutory reporting
• Proficient in Xero and comfortable with finance automation tools
• Experienced with VAT and HMRC compliance
• Comfortable with consolidations and multi-currency accounting
• Strong analytically, precise on detail, and proactive rather than reactive
• At ease in a fast-moving, hands-on environment

Nice to have

• Experience in the creator economy, a marketplace, a subscription platform or fintech
• Exposure to R&D tax credits, multi-entity or multi-currency accounting

Benefits

• Unlimited holiday
• Hybrid working, with flexible hours
• Salary reviews every six months
• Budget for growth and wellbeing
• Support with upskilling and development costs

About the company

Fanvue is an AI-powered, creator-first monetisation platform that has surpassed $200m+ in annual recurring revenue. It supports hundreds of thousands of creators and millions of fans worldwide.