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TideSenior Financial Controller
Tide's Financial Reporting and Control unit compiles the group's core financial statements and operates the controls that keep its numbers reliable. This London position is held…
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Tide's Financial Reporting and Control unit compiles the group's core financial statements and operates the controls that keep its numbers reliable. This London position is held under the Lead Financial Controller, and carries responsibility for the company's credit products and the risk attached to them across three Tide Capital entities. It is a full-time, on-site role. The controller takes ownership of monthly reporting on profit and loss, balance sheet and…
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Tide's Financial Reporting and Control unit compiles the group's core financial statements and operates the controls that keep its numbers reliable. This London position is held under the Lead Financial Controller, and carries responsibility for the company's credit products and the risk attached to them across three Tide Capital entities. It is a full-time, on-site role.
The controller takes ownership of monthly reporting on profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow, and documents and reviews loss provisioning policies covering credit risk, fraud, disputes and overdrafts. Responsibilities include tracking credit performance and whether provisions are adequate, controlling losses from fraud under the new APPF legislation, reconciling the balance sheet each month, and monitoring members' negative balances. The role also helps launch new lending and investment products, examines collections recovery results, and works with FP&A on credit portfolio budgets and projections. The controller sits on the Credit Risk Working Group as well as the Risk and Compliance Committee, representing finance, and manages relationships with external auditors and tax and accounting advisers.
Candidates should have financial services experience, preferably in technology-led or fast-growing businesses, with credit products and provisioning know-how seen as essential. A recognised finance qualification, strong technical accounting grounded in UK GAAP and/or IFRS, and experience on a statutory audit of a financial firm are sought.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the proprietary credit offerings across three Tide Capital companies
- Own month-end profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting
- Document and review provisioning policies and monitor their adequacy
- Manage fraud loss accounting under APPF legislation and keep the balance sheet substantiated
- Monitor overdrawn member balances and their effect on reported results
- Support new lending and investment launches and ensure transactions are recorded properly
- Track recovery performance and cost of risk with Operations, Risk and Collections
- Help FP&A with credit portfolio budgets and forecasts
- Represent finance at credit risk and risk committee forums
Requirements
- Financial services experience, ideally in technology-driven or scale-up businesses
- Credit product and provisioning expertise
- Sound financial judgement and technical accounting skill
- Knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS disclosure requirements
- Statutory audit experience at a financial services company
- Professional finance qualification
- Clear communication and stakeholder management, with meticulous attention to detail
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Generous holiday on top of bank holidays
- Paid parental leave for maternity, paternity and adoption
- Sabbatical options after milestone years
- Salary-sacrifice perks including nursery fees (the posting cites savings of up to 47 percent) and Cycle to Work
- Private family health cover plus life and accident insurance
- Therapy, courses and workshops for mental wellbeing
- Company pension scheme on qualifying earnings
- Paid volunteering and development days each year, plus an annual learning budget
- Abroad working option of up to 90 days per year under WOO
- Office setup contribution and laptop replacement scheme
- Daily breakfast with coffee, tea and juices
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Where is the role based?
The posting lists London and an on-site arrangement.
What qualifications are needed?
A professional finance qualification, plus knowledge of UK GAAP and/or IFRS and experience on a statutory audit.
Is the role full-time?
Yes, the posting lists it as a full-time position.
Is a salary stated?
The posting mentions competitive pay but does not specify an amount.
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