Head of Finance UK

Team We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Finance to join our dynamic team as we expand our operations in the UK. As the Head of Finance for our UK Subsidiary, you will play a pivotal role in driving financial success and providing strategic guidance to support our business growth. If you are a motivated finance professional with a passion for numbers and a proven track record in financial management, we want to hear from you. Your Responsibilities

• Lead the financial modelng and forecasting efforts to ensure accurate and insightful projections for our UK Subsidiary's financial performance.
• Develop and oversee the annual budget for the UK subgroup, aligning financial objectives with business goals.
• Create comprehensive cash flow plans considering regulatory liquidity requirements and internal key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Prepare monthly management reports, highlighting financial and business KPIs, to provide actionable insights and support strategic decision-making.
• Prepare financial information for the purpose of FCA regulatory returns.
• Head the Accounting Department, ensuring compliance with local as well as group internal guidelines on control policies.
• Take charge of the preparation of annual accounts, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to relevant accounting standards.
• Facilitate effective communication and coordination between the company and financial auditors during audit-related processes.
• Manage the financial audit process onsite in alignment with the Group's Accounting guidelines, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.
• Manage the relationship with relevant key professional advisors (e.g. auditors, bank, tax advisors).
• Act as a sparring partner for the CEO, evaluating business ideas by providing calculations on project-specific profit margin analysis, recommendations, and insights.

Your Profile

• Hold a university degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Additional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CFA are highly desirable.
• Possess 5-8 years of experience in a similar position and/or in the audit sector, demonstrating a strong understanding of financial management principles.
• Exhibit a hands-on mentality, showing a proactive approach to problem-solving and a willingness to roll up your sleeves.
• Demonstrate team-building and managerial experience, with the ability to lead and develop a high-performing finance team.
• Display excellent presentation and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is desirable, but not mandatory.
• Showcase experience in working with or within multinational companies, navigating complex organizational structures and global finance operations.
• Possess an affinity for the digital industry, staying up to date with emerging trends and technologies.

Join our mission, join our team - and grow with us! At Raisin, we care about each other and it is one of our top priorities to foster an open and caring environment in which everyone feels welcome and comfortable. Our culture is strongly driven by our ambitious team, who are at the heart of our success.
As part of the Raisin UK team, you benefit from:

• Employee Development Budget of £1,700 and 4 full training days per year.
• Access to Babbel for continuous learning.
• Always hungry? Breakfast, snacks, daily fresh fruit and drinks are at your disposal around the clock.
• We are hybrid working, we are in the office twice a week, giving the team the opportunity to collaborate and spend time together. Wednesday is our core day in the office.
• We offer 28 days + Bank Holidays of holiday a year.
• One day birthday leave and gift voucher to celebrate your birthday.
• We offer you a company stakeholder pension with a minimum employer contribution of 5%.
• The opportunity to experience our annual retreats in exciting European cities and other team building events.

Apply for this job About us

Raisin is the trailblazer in the savings and investment space. Founded in 2012, the fintech company started by opening the $95+ trillion deposits and investments market of the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States to consumers. Today, Raisin serves more than one million customers in these three markets, offering savings products as well as investment and pension products. This makes the Berlin-based fintech one of the leading global savings and investments marketplaces. Savers get a wider choice of attractive products with the ability to move their money freely. In addition, financial service providers get best-in-class marketplace solutions for their customers, and banks get better access to retail funding. Raisin operates its own B2C marketplaces in Europe and the U.S. under the brands Raisin, WeltSparen and ZINSPILOT.

In Germany, the company offers ETF-based investment and retirement products, Private Equity and Crypto investments, and savings products. Raisin works with over 400 banks and financial service providers from over 30 countries. Raisin has €50 billion AuA and generated over €1 billion in interest for its customers worldwide. Raisin is backed by renowned international investors such as b2venture, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Greycroft, Headline, Index Ventures, Latitude Ventures, Orange Ventures, PayPal Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Ribbit Capital, Vitruvian Partners and M&G.

The company has offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Madrid, Manchester, Munich and New York.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.