Financial Control & Reporting Lead at Renmoney

The Position

• The Financial Control & Reporting Lead will be responsible for strengthening the financial control environment, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial reporting, and driving discipline around month-end close activities.
• The role will serve as a key review layer between the Finance team and the Head of Finance, ensuring that reconciliations, schedules, journals, and reporting outputs are properly prepared, reviewed, and completed within required timelines.
• The role will also provide oversight on key financial balances, support audit readiness, and ensure strong documentation standards across all accounting processes.

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

• Support month-end and year-end close processes
• Review monthly management accounts and financial reporting packs
• Ensure timely completion of all close activities in line with reporting deadlines
• Perform analytical reviews of financial results, variances, and balance sheet movements
• Support preparation and review of financial statements and disclosures

Reconciliations & Financial Controls

• Review balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules across key accounts
• Take oversight of high-risk and complex reconciliations
• Ensure timely resolution of reconciling items and escalation of aged differences
• Strengthen documentation and control processes around key financial balances

Audit Coordination & Support

• Coordinate external and internal audit requests and ensure timely responses
• Maintain audit schedules, PBC listings, and supporting documentation
• Support auditors during fieldwork and follow up on audit queries
• Track and support closure of audit findings and management actions
• Maintain audit-ready documentation throughout the financial year

Team Oversight & Review Function

• Serve as first-level reviewer for key accounting schedules and reconciliations prepared by the Finance team
• Provide guidance and support to team members on accounting treatments and documentation standards
• Monitor completion of recurring weekly and monthly deliverables
• Support the Head of Finance in driving accountability, timelines, and execution discipline

Process Improvement & Support

• Identify gaps in financial processes and recommend improvements
• Support standardization of reporting templates and reconciliation frameworks
• Participate in ERP implementation activities relating to finance processes
• Contribute to strengthening internal controls and documentation standards

Requirements

What You Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification is mandatory
• 7-10 years of relevant experience in Financial Reporting, Audit, Financial Control, or Accounting
• Experience in financial services, fintech, banking, or lending environments is strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial statement preparation
• Experience managing month-end close processes and reconciliations
• Experience working with external auditors and audit processes

Technical Skills & Competencies

• Financial Reporting & IFRS
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Financial Controls
• Month-End Close Management
• Audit Coordination
• Analytical Review
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• ERP Systems (advantageous)
• Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline

This Job Is Perfect For You If You

• Have strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise
• Enjoy strengthening financial controls and improving reporting processes
• Can review complex financial information with accuracy and attention to detail
• Thrive in a fast-paced, regulated financial services environment
• Are passionate about driving accountability, quality, and continuous improvement

You Will Not Enjoy This Job If You

• Prefer working without structured reporting timelines
• Struggle with reviewing detailed reconciliations and financial documentation
• Are uncomfortable challenging inconsistencies or following up on outstanding actions
• Prefer transactional accounting over financial oversight and control