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Operations Finance Manager \n Grays | Competitive Salary + Benefits \n Are you looking for a role where you can genuinely influence the direction of a growing business rather than simply report the numbers? \n An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Finance Controller to join a well-established, family-owned business that has recently become part of a larger, growing group. Following this period of investment and growth, the business is looking for a commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of the finance function and partner closely with the General Manager to drive performance. \n This is a broad, hands-on position where you'll have the autonomy to improve processes, strengthen controls and provide meaningful commercial insight across the business. \n The Opportunity \n Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day finance function while acting as a trusted business partner to operational and commercial teams. You'll play a key role in supporting strategic decision-making, improving profitability and helping shape the future direction of the business. \n This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys working within an SME environment, wants visibility across the whole business and is keen to make a tangible impact. \n Key Responsibilities \n\n • Lead the day-to-day finance function, ensuring robust financial controls and accurate reporting.\n, • Prepare monthly management accounts, financial commentary and KPI reporting for group submission.\n, • Take ownership of cash flow, purchase ledger, sales ledger, payroll and banking activities.\n, • Partner with operational teams to provide commercial analysis, costing and profitability reporting.\n, • Drive improvements to finance systems, processes and controls.\n, • Support budgeting, forecasting and business planning.\n, • Lead the annual audit process and liaise with external stakeholders.\n, • Monitor project performance and provide financial insight to improve operational efficiency.\n, • Support senior management with strategic decision-making through meaningful financial analysis.\n\n About You \n You'll be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with previous experience in a Finance Controller, Finance Manager or Finance Business Partner position. \n You'll also bring: \n\n • Strong management accounting experience.\n, • Excellent commercial awareness and business partnering skills.\n, • Experience managing the full finance function within an SME or operational environment.\n, • A proactive approach to improving systems and processes.\n, • The confidence to challenge, influence and communicate with stakeholders across the business.\n, • Advanced Excel skills and experience using finance systems.\n\n Experience within engineering, manufacturing, construction or a similar operational environment would be advantageous but is by no means essential. \n \n What's on Offer? \n \n This is an opportunity to join a stable, growing business where finance is seen as a key commercial partner rather than a back-office function. You'll have the autonomy to shape the role, improve the finance function and work closely with senior leadership as the business continues its growth journey. \n If you're looking for a varied, commercially focused position where your ideas will be listened to and your impact will be visible, we'd love to hear from you.

Hi, we’re Griffin. We’re a fully regulated UK bank that powers the accounts and payments offerings of product-led fintechs and platforms like Uber, Yonder, Prosper, and Sidekick. By doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes, our customers can focus on what they do best - delivering amazing customer experiences. We’ve grown rapidly since our launch in 2024, and today provide the banking backbone behind products in remittance, payroll, wealth, insurance, proptech, payments, neobanking and more. We’re moving into card issuing, stablecoin infrastructure, and agentic finance next as we continue to support the next generation of product-led companies. _ We believe that smart, motivated, conscientious people thrive in high-trust, high-autonomy environments and have done our best to create such an environment at Griffin. People who thrive here don’t require much hand-holding, and go out of their way to figure out how to contribute in the most valuable way possible. We've been remote-first since we were established in 2017 and we remain so today. Work here is asynchronous and fully flexible - because we want to be a part of your life in a way that helps you to get the most out of both your work and home life. We understand that our culture and ways of working aren’t for everyone, and we’re very intentional about our hiring process as a result. We won't hire people who don’t seem like a strong fit for our core values, even if they're otherwise extremely qualified. Our strong culture has helped us to remain a mission-driven company as we have scaled, and gives our people a clear, explicit operating framework and the space to focus on delivering real value for our customers. _ The Craft function has seven small, cross-functional engineering teams - each with engineers, an engineering manager, and a product manager, working closely with designers. You'll join one team that owns a product area end-to-end. When we start work, we explore multiple solutions before picking one. You'll write RFCs, build proof-of-concepts, and run experiments to validate approaches. Once we commit to building something, we care about maintainability more than cleverness, observability more than hoping it works, and scalability more than premature optimisation. We ship quality code over hitting arbitrary deadlines. Once something goes live, we refactor the rough edges rather than polish what's already working Right now, we're building card issuing from scratch, going direct on Faster Payments, enabling cross-border payments, and building term deposit accounts. Day to day, this means: writing the reconciliation systems that process millions of FPS transactions, implementing double-entry accounting that tracks card spending and settlements, designing webhook infrastructure with message signing and replay protection, building API versioning that lets us evolve without breaking customers, or creating payment approval workflows that satisfy both user experience and compliance requirements. Success here is about impact beyond your own code: improving how we work, making other engineers more productive, and building systems that our customers (other developers) actually want to use. This looks like: redesigning the transaction reconciliation service to handle 10x throughput before we hit FPS volume limits fixing the root cause of webhook delivery failures so we stop getting paged at 3am building a Bazel rule that cuts build times in half for the whole team writing an RFC that becomes the pattern we use for all event-driven services pairing with another engineer to help them reason through FoundationDB transaction semantics owning card issuing from initial RFC through to processing the first live transaction - making every architecture and implementation decision along the way. The technical decisions on your projects - you'll write the RFCs, choose the architecture, and decide when to extend existing systems versus rebuild them Delivery from customer problem to live feature - you'll work with PMs to shape what gets built, then own getting it into production Setting technical direction - your code reviews, implementation patterns, and architectural choices influence how the wider team builds software Production responsibility - the systems you build are yours to monitor, debug, and improve when issues arise You'll fit well here if you come from one of these backgrounds: Functional programming - you've shipped production Clojure, Elixir, Erlang, Haskell, Scala, or Scheme in a professional setting, or you've built substantial personal projects that demonstrate deep functional programming experience Fintech domain expertise - you've worked in payments, accounts, ledgers, or compliance where you've dealt with money movement, reconciliation, and regulatory requirements Beyond that, you'll need: Strong software fundamentals and distributed systems knowledge - you understand consistency models, idempotency, and the failure modes that actually matter in production Experience working in product-focused, collaborative teams - you've shaped what gets built alongside PMs and designers, not just implemented specs Comfort with startup pace and ambiguity - priorities shift, requirements evolve, and you adapt without needing perfect clarity upfront We are an early stage startup and we're working hard to expand our benefits package. We're planning to add to this list in the future. Remote-first flexibility: Work from anywhere in the UK Time off: 25 days’ holiday, bank holidays and a winter break (we shut down between Christmas and New Year) Share options: Own a part of what we’re building together Work from abroad: Up to 20 days a year Pension: Auto-enrolment into our Penfold scheme Insurance: Private medical with Bupa (including family cover) and life insurance with AIG Wellbeing: 1:1 coaching and therapy session available through Oliva Family leave: Enhanced parental leave with up to 6 months on full pay after two years’ service AI tools: Everyone has a Claude subscription on us and access to other premium tools Your setup: We’ll support you in creating a comfortable and effective WFH environment. As a bank, we’re committed to maintaining the highest standards of security. This means that the successful candidate will need to complete background screening, and our offer will be conditional upon satisfactory review of these checks. This would include verification of right to work, criminal record, credit history, social media and professional reference checks. We move as fast as possible, but it normally takes us about 2-3 weeks to get to know to each other. Step 1: An initial phone call with our Talent Team for us to tell you more about Griffin and learn about your recent experience. Step 2: A task based on what you’ll be doing on a day to day at Griffin. Step 3: Meet your manager to talk through your experience and how that relates to the requirements. Step 4: Meet with peers in your team for a more in-depth technical interview. Step 5: Culture and Founder interview: Learn more about this here. Are we your next move? Apply via the link below, if there's a match our Talent team will reach out to schedule an initial conversation and talk you through what happens next. We trust people to do great work wherever they are. We hire across the UK and most of our team works remotely full-time. We have a small London office in Moorgate for those who want it, and about a third of the company is close enough to use it occasionally, but there's no expectation to be there. What matters is the work, not where you do it. At Griffin, we’re looking for people who instinctively vibe with our values, behaviours and mission. You’re encouraged to apply, even if your experience doesn’t tick every box. Careers, like life, can take many twists and turns. Your technical expertise and path to where you are today will stand out. We're committed to creating a place where everyone belongs and we welcome diverse perspectives, backgrounds and people who are ready to build a global platform for programmable finance

Electrosonic is Where Imagination Comes to Life. At Electrosonic, our team is composed of passionate, highly intelligent, and energetic individuals who are eager to make a difference. We provide an environment where you will be challenged and inspired daily. If you seek excitement and want to be part of something unique, we invite you to join our Electrosonian family. Together, we will continue to shape the future of technology-driven experiences. • Monthly management reporting – Manage and oversee the month, tertiary and annual close process, timelines, deliverables, communicating with all stakeholders, analyzing results and discussing with business leaders and preparing Flash reports, • Annual financial reports – Oversee the process and final annual reports for management and external stakeholders Budgeting and Forecasting – Working with the CFOO, Group Financial Controller and business leaders on annual budget, cash forecasts and monthly P&L forecasts. This will include managing the process, data gathering and sharing, providing analysis, managing system updates and reporting, • Responsible for preparing and maintaining weekly cash flow forecasts, monitoring project budgets, and managing project-related financial activities to ensure effective cash management, • Financial Risk Assessment: Conduct thorough financial risk reviews on projects to ensure compliance with company policies and risk tolerance before contract signing, identifying potential financial exposures and recommending mitigation strategies, • Finance Representation: Serve as the finance representative on the Europe management team, providing financial insights, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and financial policies, • Lead R&D credit applications, liaising with business operations to ensure back-up and supporting documentation is provided to our external advisors for timely submission of claims for R&D credits., • Review deliverables performed by team members and shared services, providing guidance and oversight, • Serve as a key resource and subject matter expert for accounting matters, • Resolve critical issues, exercise sound judgement and ensure timely communication and escalation when necessary, • Lead and support continuous process improvements within accounting including identifying opportunities within each line of business through genuine, engaged collaboration with other managers, • Drive accountability across departments involved in the close and reporting processes, • Manage the monthly Work in Progress (WIP) close process within the ERP system, • Participating in monthly Project Status review meetings with Operations, • Preparation and finalization of month-end projects forecasts and ensure accurate revenue and cost recognition in accordance with company policies, • Partner with business teams to reconcile project level financial results, • Audits – Serves as the primary point of contact for external auditors in managing the annual audit process, • Provide training and support to finance and other team members to ensure understanding and adherence to processes and policies, • Research technical literature for finance and regulatory compliance, • Corporate and VAT – Managing the corporate taxes in conjunction with external tax firms; and VAT routine filings, payments and responding to related questions, • Banking relationships – Maintain relationship with bank and compliance with loan covenant requirements, • Develop and implement standardized finance policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance across the organization, • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the finance organization, encouraging team members to contribute ideas and feedback for enhancement, • Leadership – Be a leader to the finance team, defining goals, guiding members, removing hurdles, aligning with other groups in the Company and maintaining a great team motivation and morale., • Detailed Orientated : Demonstrates a meticulous approach, with a focus on precision and accuracy in every task and deliverable. Ability to challenge processes to drive improvements, speed, accuracy, automation and relevance of the output., • Strong Business Skills : Including influencing, stakeholder management, problem solving and presentation skills Able to manage risk, work in ambiguous situations and capable of working with minimal supervision, • Effective Communication and Teamwork : Excel in both written and verbal communication, articulating ideas clearly and adapting communication styles to diverse audiences. Strong team player with excellent people management skills., • Leadership Capability : Showcase strong leadership skills, inspiring and guiding diverse teams toward shared goals, fostering collaboration and inclusivity., • Minimum 10 years' experience including managing an accounting department, • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance, ACCA / CIMA required, • Inclusive Team Culture At Electrosonic we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. • Work/Life Balance Our team puts a high value on work-life balance, offering a hybrid work environment, dependent of position. We believe maintaining the right balance between your personal and professional life is important to our team's overall well‑being. We are dedicated to supporting our team members to grow a long‑term career with us. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we support continuous learning and knowledge sharing. • Compensation and Wellness The salary range for this role is dependent on skills, experience, and qualifications. We offer a full range of health and wellness benefits that include: Come be a part of a Global company that has been recognised for its superior and unsurpassed technology master planning and system integration. With unique global capability, we deliver highly complex world-class projects, conference room technology, and executive briefing centres across a multitude of sectors. #J-18808-Ljbffr