Finance Manager

About 9fin

The world's largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data.

Technology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it’s in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is slow, and corporate credit information is imperfect and scattered.

Our mission is to change this.

9fin's proprietary technology delivers fast and comprehensive financial, credit, legal & ESG analysis. Our clients are able to make faster, more informed decisions, win more business and most importantly, save time.

Our fast growing list of clients include 9 of the top 10 Investment Banks, leading Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and Law Firms.

The Role

We are looking for a dynamic Management Accountant to help us level up our financial reporting processes as we continue on our rapid scaling journey at 9fin. Backed by top investors including Spark Capital and Redalpine, with revenue growing at over 100% year-on-year and ambitious plans for 2025 and beyond, it’s a really exciting time to join the business. You can expect lots of autonomy and will be instrumental in shaping a best in class global finance function in a rapidly evolving environment. 

What you’ll work on

Every day is different, but here’s an example of the kind of things you’ll work on:

• Own the bulk of our monthly management financial reporting process (including balance sheet reconciliations, cash flow and consolidation work), ensuring data is accurate and deadlines are met

• Assist the Financial Controller to ensure financial processes, systems and controls are operating effectively

• Lead on financial risk management by building out internal control, policy and process documentation

• Assist with monitoring, analysing and reporting on KPIs, identifying variances, and suggesting improvements and solutions

• Interrogate current finance team systems and approaches, making recommendations for improvements in efficiency and automation

• Assist with annual audit across UK and US entities, including statutory account preparation under UK GAAP (FRS 102) and US GAAP (in conjunction with external auditors)

• Ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support senior business leaders

About You

This role will be a great fit if you are:

• An accounting technical expert with a high attention to detail

• Hands-on, ready to roll up your sleeves and get involved in all day-to-day activities, whilst also being able to ensure exceptionally high quality of output amongst competing deadlines

• Able to clearly grasp the big picture and wider business context, whilst being deep in the detail of the day-to-day

• Excited about growing with the role and business as we scale a best in class finance team

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment

• Excited by technology, automation and system improvement, and willing to share well thought out and researched ideas for the continued evolution of our finance function

• An excellent communicator. Able to leverage communication skills to ensure efficiency and cohesion across a global finance team and collaborate cross-functionally across the wider business

• A team player and a great mentor to junior team members 

Qualifications / Experience: 

Required:

• Qualified accountant (ideally ACSA or ACCA) with a minimum of 2+ years PQE and strong technical experience

• Excellent knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS 102 (additional knowledge of US GAAP would be advantageous)

• Experience of working in both practice (client facing) and industry

• Strong excel skills

Nice to have: 

• SaaS or recurring revenue experience

• Netsuite experience 

• UK / US reporting and consolidation experience 

Our benefits

We’re a scaling start up and we enjoy sharing our success, when the company succeeds, we always reinvest that in our people. We also offer huge amounts of responsibility, an abundance of opportunity for growth and a platform to truly excel.

Financial & Insurance

• Competitive Salary (our salary bands are benchmarked at the top end of the market)

• Equity options

• Pension (your minimum contributions are 4% with 9fin matching up to 7%)

• Private Medical Insurance

• Paid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illness

• Group Life Assurance 

• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes

Time off 

• 25 holiday days per year

• Local public holidays (with the ability to exchange them for alternative days)

• Hybrid working model, to allow you the flexibility to decide how, where and when you do your best work

• Work abroad for up to 3 months a year

• 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service

• Enhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements available

Training & Culture 

• Professional learning and development budget

• Quarterly team socials

• Summer and Winter company social events

9fin is an equal opportunities employer

At 9fin we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.