Financial Controller

Description:

Zanda is supporting an award-winning CleanTech startup focused in developing innovative technology solutions to drive towards a net-zero emissions future. This fast-growing team has made significant progress in solving sophisticated industrial problems with the goal to provide clean and reliable power from renewable sources and help counter climate change with technology.

This inclusive and cross-functional team now requires a technically skilled Financial Controller with excellent communicational skills to join the business to help build an insightful and scalable finance function. This role will play a crucial part in the business passing the relevant due diligence processes to be expected in upcoming funding rounds.

The ideal candidate will want to be based in the office and enjoy a broad, hands-on role working with the business on a day to day basis to build the best commercial product offering possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading business budgeting and forecasting to support short, medium and long-term business and cashflow planning in collaboration with all key stakeholders.
• Review and analyse performance including establishing relevant KPI & SaaS metrics reporting.
• Help the development of, and adherence to, the company’s financial & accounting processes and policies to maintain a robust control framework.
• Provide the wider team with support to achieve their objectives and collaborate to deliver business goals, such as detailed product analytics and detailed working capital reviews.
• Create, manage, and report the company financial business model that will guide the company and be central to a future fundraising processes.
• Ensure compliance with tax, payments, and licensing requirements.
• Work with the executive team to establish more effective processes and controls across all areas of financial operations.
• Summarize budget trends, analyse deficiencies, and report variances to executives.
• Manage tax preparation or liaise with external tax accountants.
• Play an ad-hoc key role in delivering proposals on commercial opportunities.