Kraken

Global Finance Manager – Maternity Cover

Kraken

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Support VP of Accounting with global corporate controllership close, financial reporting deliverables, audits, compliance, internal controls, team & system finance
  • Ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles
  • Drive global deliverables for the external audit process
  • Oversee general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, fixed assets and general accounting across the Group
  • Interpret and apply changes to financial reporting standards
  • Design, implement, and monitor internal controls to ensure data integrity
  • Work with the internal assurance function to support controllership transformation objectives
  • Ensure adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements for internal control over accounting and financial reporting
  • Manage and develop finance and accounting staff
  • Oversee finance systems and lead improvements or implementations with project managers

Requirements

  • Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or international equivalent)
  • Proven experience in a senior finance role within a multinational or large international group, ideally have worked at one of the Big 4 consulting firms
  • Strong technical accounting and controllership expertise, including consolidations
  • Controllership compliance best practices
  • Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and commercially aware
  • Skilled communicator and collaborator with the ability to influence across cultures and time zones
  • Comfortable working independently and managing complex projects to deadlines
  • Proficiency in financial systems (e.g., NetSuite) and advanced Excel
  • Experience working in a scale up and transformation environment
  • Prior involvement in business transformation, M&A, or systems implementation
  • Knowledge of international tax and transfer pricing

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
financial reportinginternal controlsgeneral ledgeraccounts payableaccounts receivablefixed assetstechnical accountingconsolidationsbusiness transformationM&A
Soft skills
analyticaldetail-orientedcommercially awarecommunicatorcollaboratorinfluencingindependentproject managementtimelinessteam development
Certifications
ACAACCACIMA