Head of Financial Statements Solutions
17 hours ago
Manchester
THE COMPANY Inflo is a fast-paced, agile, and rapidly scaling audit technology company, founded in 2015. Since founding, we have established Inflo as an innovative and impactful tech business, securing a global customer base of high-profile accounting firms. We are passionate about the accounting profession we serve and focus on driving long-term success, both in our business and those we work with. This has resulted in Inflo’s B2B SaaS product winning multiple awards, including International Accounting Bulletin’s Accountancy Software of the Year twice, as well as the Queens Award for Innovation 2021. Our technology is even now a part of the ICAEW’s ACA examinations and qualification! THE CULTURE Inflo was established by former auditors who were motivated to transform their field and liberate auditors from monotonous, repetitive tasks. Who, after all, is eager to manually input invoice details into Excel? Our team, a collective of enthusiastic, diverse individuals, operates out of three global locations: the US, the UK, and Australia. Each day, our team significantly contributes to both our business and the evolution of the audit industry. We maintain an optimal balance, embracing the agility and collaborative spirit of a start-up, unencumbered by rigid corporate structures, yet with the stability, resources, and professionalism of an established, international company. Our core values are the essence of our operations: • Science – We experiment and make decisions based on data over intuition, • Ownership – We empower our people and embrace accountability, • Openness – We share, challenge and embrace feedback, learning from our successes and failures, • Agility – We have a bias for action and iteratively solve problems. THE ROLE The Head of Financial Statements Solutions will lead Inflo’s efforts to design, build, and deliver a world-class Financial Statements Preparation product, directly integrated into the Inflo platform. This product will transform how firms prepare, review, and manage financial statements under UK GAAP, IFRS, and US GAAP, alongside support for key US industries such as Non-Profit and Government Audits. This is a pivotal role within the Solutions function — combining deep accounting and reporting expertise with the ability to guide a cross-functional delivery team to bring an innovative, cloud-native product to market. You will define the strategic vision, roadmap, and operational model for the Financial Statements Solutions department, ensuring seamless alignment with Inflo’s methodology, platform capabilities, and customer needs. Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage the Financial Statements Solutions department, ensuring the teams deliver high-quality, scalable software and templates that support the preparation of financial statements across multiple jurisdictions and frameworks., • Define and drive the long-term vision for Inflo’s Financial Statements Preparation product, ensuring it is aligned with audit workflows, regulatory standards, and customer needs., • Oversee the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of financial statement templates and supporting tools for UK GAAP, IFRS, and US GAAP, including relevant US industry-specific content (e.g., Non-Profit, Government)., • Collaborate closely with other Heads of Solutions to ensure the Financial Statements product integrates seamlessly with Workpapers, Methodology, and Platform capabilities., • Develop and evolve a scalable operating model for the department, including resource planning, recruitment needs, and succession planning, ensuring the department is equipped for future growth., • Champion a culture of technical excellence, autonomy, and continuous improvement, while promoting team accountability and cross-functional collaboration across the Solutions function., • Act as an advocate for the department's needs and those of its individuals, representing them across the function and within interactions with the Leadership Team to ensure our people are cared for and listened to., • Provide data-driven updates to the CSO, demonstrating progress toward delivery milestones, customer value, and readiness for market launch., • Offer coaching, challenge, and development support to all individuals within the Financial Statements Solutions department, ensuring strong performance, technical growth, and clear progression pathways., • Ensure seamless coordination across the department, by continuously evaluating and improving workflows to align with best practices and organizational goals., • Optimize the effectiveness of delivery across all Financial Statements Solutions teams, including the processes that enhance team effectiveness and individual performance., • Oversee the end-to-end software delivery related to the Financial Statements Solutions by implementing and maintaining robust control mechanisms for managing the delivery lifecycle and ensuring timely and high-quality releases., • Oversee the delivery of actionable insights on product performance and user behaviour, particularly through Solutions-specific Azure dashboard and NPS results, commentary and follow-up., • Engage with customers, regulators, and professional bodies to ensure Inflo’s Financial Statements product reflects evolving reporting standards and firm practices., • Build external visibility and thought leadership by sharing insights on digital financial statement preparation, emerging trends, and Inflo’s approach to innovation., • Engage directly with Inflo's Marketing department to ensure consistent external messaging of the Financial Statements Solutions., • Provide engaging content to Inflo's Marketing department regarding the Financial Statements Solutions. What Success Looks Like • Inflo’s Financial Statements Preparation product is successfully designed, developed, and piloted, with strong adoption signals from key markets., • Templates and reporting logic for UK GAAP, IFRS, and US GAAP are complete, accurate, and validated through internal and customer testing., • Strong alignment across Methodology, Platform, and Working Papers ensures a seamless user experience for customers., • The department operates as a high-performing, autonomous unit with clear goals, effective workflows, and measurable delivery outcomes., • Inflo is recognized as a credible, innovative leader in financial statements automation. REQUIREMENTS Key Competencies and Attributes • Deep technical expertise in financial reporting standards (UK GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP), including industry-specific knowledge., • Proven experience leading product, methodology, or content delivery teams in an accounting, audit, or fintech environment., • Strong understanding of accounting technology and how digital solutions can enhance financial reporting workflows., • Ability to translate complex regulatory and accounting requirements into user-friendly, digital-first product features., • Skilled in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration, particularly across engineering, product, and methodology teams., • Commercially aware, capable of balancing technical accuracy with product-market fit., • Strategic thinker with strong organizational leadership skills and a focus on outcomes., • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, Agile environment with competing priorities and high expectations. Preferred Background • Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)., • Experience developing or managing accounts production, financial reporting, or audit support Software highly desirable., • Strong awareness of audit firm workflows and the interconnection between trial balance, workpapers, and financial statements., • Experience leading distributed or cross-border teams and working in global organizations. Core Values in Action • Agility: Continuously refine and iterate the Financial Statements product in line with customer and regulatory feedback., • Science: Use evidence and data to validate templates, workflows, and automation logic., • Ownership: Take accountability for building a department that delivers consistent, high-quality outputs., • Openness: Collaborate transparently across Inflo, engaging with customers and the market to evolve the product. THE OFFER As an Inflo employee, you’ll enjoy the following benefits: • 7% Employer pension contributions providing you are a member of the scheme., • 25 days holiday + UK bank holidays, with an additional 0.5 days for every year of service., • 4x Salary life assurance., • Private medical insurance with Bupa., • Medical cash back scheme (for optical, dental etc), • Flexible working environment – work whenever and wherever that suits you. At Inflo we measure results, not the amount of time you spend behind your laptop., • Employee Referral scheme bonus of £1,000, • Financial support to enhance your home working environment., • Opportunity to work from home as a fully remote role within the UK., • Opportunity to meet Quarterly in Newcastle with an evening social., • Invitation to our Annual Global Gathering., • Continued professional development. For this role, we are requiring candidates to live in the UK or US and hold full right to work. 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