CAREERS

In 2021, Seedrs joined forces with Republic to accelerate their shared mission to democratise access to investing, capital raising, and community building. Seedrs operates the European arm of Republic’s global marketplace.

Together, we operate a global marketplace that enables anyone to buy and trade traditional and digital securities and also as a digital merchant bank that provides web3 advisory services. Since its inception in 2012, Seedrs has seen almost £2.7B invested into campaigns and more than 2,150 deals funded. The Republic ecosystem has deployed over $900 million in investments, has supported over 600 companies, and comprises a community of over 1.5M users across 100 countries. Republic is backed by dozens of leading investment firms and financial institutions and its affiliated entities have co-invested with the best names in venture and private equity. Founded in 2016, Republic is headquartered in New York City and London with offices worldwide.

We are looking for a highly entrepreneurial and experienced finance professional to support our financial operations at group level.

The Financial Controller is responsible for the management of day-to-day finance processes across our Marketplace team including revenue recognition, receivables, payments, reconciliations, intra-group transactions, cash flow management and tax reporting.

The position is responsible for all Financial Control activities for the Marketplace team via the management of the financial control function and team.

• Management of the finance function: Oversee all day-to-day finance processes across the Seedrs Group including revenue recognition, intra-group transactions, bank relationships and cash flow management, plus supporting HR and payroll.
• Internal and external financial reporting: manage preparation, variance analysis, annual accounts and tax returns; leading and ownership of the statutory audit.
• Regulatory reporting: Ensure all regulatory reporting is prepared and submitted accurately and on time.
• Financial Forecasting and Planning: Support with the production of budgets and financial forecasts for the business.
• International operations & subsidiaries: Maintaining accurate accounting records for UK & EU entities, working closely with external accountants were necessary.
• Team leadership: manage a team of one highly skilled and motivated partially qualified accountant, with the view to grow the team further in the foreseeable future.
• Strategic and operational projects: leading and supporting across various projects including group tax strategy and procedures (CT, VAT, R&D, TP), unit economics and cost apportionment, while continuously looking to optimize and improve our financial and wider business processes and controls.

Essential:

• Proven experience at Senior Finance Manager or Financial Controller level, including: people management, liaising with senior leaders, core technical accounting, and commercially-focused.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Proficient with Excel, BI tools and other financial systems and would be able to use your skills to create modelling, reports and finance analysis.
• Proactive and pragmatic. A self starter able to balance high standards with a pragmatic approach to making progress in the most efficient way.
• Superior communication skills. Proven ability to communicate financial concepts simply and clearly to non-financial audiences
• Relationship building and a collaborative approach. Experienced in building relationships with a range of different stakeholders, engendering trust easily able to re-enforcing finance as an enabler of strategic decision making across different teams.

Desirable:

• Experience in an FCA regulated entity
• Understanding of R&D tax credits and Transfer pricing

Character attributes & motivation:

• Ability to work independently
• Passion for industry
• Desire to make an impact
• Alignment with company values

Education & qualifications:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with 3+ years PQE.

We are a home for innovators and visionaries. We empower employees to build what hasn't been built before and support opportunities for growth. Our mission to democratize access to investing, capital raising, and community building is pushed forward by every team, from legal to engineering. We are a venture-backed company, most recently closing a $150M Series B funding led by Valor Equity Partners.

We offer a competitive salary, 25 days annual leave and Flexi Fridays, a hybrid working policy with office in Shoreditch, a personal wellness allowance, an individual learning & development budget, top tier medical coverage, as well as enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay.