Financial Controller

ABOUT TIDE

At Tide, we are building a business management  platform designed to save small businesses time and money. We provide our members with business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of connected administrative solutions from invoicing to accounting.

Launched in 2017, Tide is now used by over 1 million small businesses across the world and is available to UK, Indian and German SMEs. Headquartered in central London, with offices in Sofia, Hyderabad, Delhi, Berlin and Belgrade, Tide employs over 2,000 employees.

Tide is rapidly growing, expanding into new products and markets and always looking for passionate and driven people. Join us in our mission to empower small businesses and help them save time and money.

What we’re looking for:

It’s exciting times here at Tide, we are scaling and developing our product offering at a phenomenal rate and we are building out our ambitious plans towards international expansion with our move into the Indian SME marketplace. We need someone to be proactive, take initiative and build out best in class financial reporting and control processes and procedures for our Indian operations.

As our new Senior Financial Controller you’ll report to the Director of Financial Reporting & Control (initially) and be responsible for the financial controllership of our Indian entities.

As a Financial Controller you’ll be:

• Ensuring proper books and records for all financial transactions
• Ensuring timely and accurate reporting of monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, annual financial statements and regulatory reporting
• Maintaining best practice documentation of accounting policy and papers for material transactions.
• Helping in building the robust financial control processes and strengthening internal control framework
• Collaborating with the Group financial reporting team to ensure consistency and adherence with Group reporting policies, controls and procedures.
• Partnering business leaders in India and collaborating with the Global FP&A team on financial planning and forecasting activities
• Collaborating with the Global Treasury team on working capital, cash and FX  management associated with our Indian operations
• Managing relationships with external auditors, tax advisors and outsourced accounting providers
• Advising business areas and collaborating with other departments on tax, transfer pricing and accounting matters - Acting as taxation and finance SME for our India-based operations
• Collate financial data for the preparation of tax and regulatory reporting, ensuring compliance with tax, export and RBI legislation 
• Regular reporting financial performance, financial risk, financial control and taxation matters to management and the Finance & Audit Committee
• Identifying opportunities to streamline and improve accounting processes, operations and systems
• Overseeing the monthly ledger close, cost accounting and accounts payable function of our Indian operations
• Collaborate with the project team for your assigned work areas for the new SAP general ledger system

What makes you a great fit:

• Experience working in fintech, financial services or MNCs
• Strong financial acumen and excellent technical accounting skills. Familiar with accounting standard and disclosure requirements under Indian GAAP and/or IFRS
• Experienced in dealing with the statutory audit of financial services company
• Experienced in dealing with cross-border services, transfer pricing and Indian export legislation (FEMA)
• You hold a professional finance qualification (CA)
• 4+ years PQE
• Confident dealing with senior stakeholders across the business and owning your work with minimal hands-on management
• Excellent commercial acumen
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to take responsibility for business-critical financial operations
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Ability to stick to tight deadlines
• Curious mind and high level of problem solving capability
• Motivated by making a difference and getting things done
• You would like to work in a fast-paced, startup environment
• Personable, and able to build strong working relationships
• Tech savvy

What you’ll get in return:

Make work, work for you! We are embracing new ways of working and support flexible working arrangements. With our Working Out of Office (WOO) policy our colleagues can work remotely from home or anywhere in their home country. Additionally, you can work from a different country for up to 90 days a year. Plus, you’ll get:

• Self & Family Health Insurance
• Term & Life Insurance
• OPD Benefits
• Mental wellbeing through Plumm
• Learning & Development Budget
• WFH Setup allowance
• 15 days of Privilege leaves
• 12 days of Casual leaves
• 12 days of Sick leaves
• 3 paid days off for volunteering or L&D activities
• Stock Options

TIDE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE

At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity or differently-abled status. We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to a broad spectrum of ideas and backgrounds is what enables us to build products that resonate with our members’ diverse needs and lives. 

We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment, where everyone’s voice is heard.

At Tide, we thrive on diversity, embracing various backgrounds and experiences. We welcome all individuals regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Our inclusive culture is key to our success, helping us build products that meet our members' diverse needs. We are One Team, committed to transparency and ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.

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