Financial Controller

Summary

Join Metomic, a company building the future of data security, as a Finance professional. You will manage day-to-day financial activities, ensure compliance, prepare financial reports, and support investor relations. The role requires strong financial skills, experience with scaling processes in fast-growing companies, and excellent communication. Metomic offers flexible working arrangements, a supportive team environment, equity in the company, private health insurance, generous holiday leave, a learning budget, and team events.

Requirements

• Be a sharp, detail-oriented finance professional who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo
• Be comfortable juggling multiple tasks, from high-level strategy to hands-on number crunching
• Possess strong communication skills—you’ll work closely with different teams and stakeholders
• Have 3 years startup experience

Responsibilities

• Take the reins on our day-to-day financial activities—think accounts payable/receivable, payroll, expenses, and banking
• Keep us on the right side of tax laws and financial regulations, covering VAT, corporation tax, and official filings
• Lead the charge when it’s time for audits or financial due diligence with external partners
• Work with tools like Xero, QuickBooks, Excel, Google Sheets, and SaaS-specific platforms to keep everything running smoothly
• Track expenses, analyze trends, and recommend cost-saving opportunities that won’t compromise growth
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. You'll create key metrics that help our board and investors see the bigger picture
• Partner with our leadership team to plan budgets, manage cash flow forecasts, and track performance against goals
• Spot inefficiencies? You’ll streamline processes, optimize systems, and strengthen our financial controls as we scale
• Help us shine in fundraising rounds with solid financial models and due diligence materials

Preferred Qualifications

• Be a qualified accountant with certification from a recognised professional body: ACA (Associate Chartered Accountant) – via the ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), CIPFA (Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy)
• Have experience with scaling financial processes in fast-growing companies

Benefits

• Flexible working: We care about outcomes, not clock-watching
• Impact: Your work will directly influence how we grow and succeed
• Supportive team: We’re big on collaboration, continuous learning, and having each other’s backs
• Remote Working - We’re remote-first and also have an office in Shoreditch, London that you can work from at anytime
• Our success is your success, so you’ll receive equity in Metomic (under our tax-efficient EMI options scheme)
• Private Health Insurance - Enrolled from Day 1 through Vitality, for when life happens
• Holiday Leave - 25 days holiday leave, excluding bank holidays
• Learning Budget - £750 per year to invest in your growth
• Unforgettable Events - Annual team trip away. We have been to Barcelona in 2023, and previous years have been a castle near Marseille, a penthouse in Lisbon, and a farm in South Downs, UK