Deputy Controller

Since our launch in 2015, we’ve lent over £10bn to ambitious entrepreneurs up and down the UK. That’s led to the creation of over 40,000 new jobs and over 29,000 new homes – and we’re not about to stop there. We’re dedicated to helping trailblazing businesses thrive and our Debt Finance team are the drivers of our growth. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced, growing bank with a reputation for doing things differently. We don’t want another cog in the machine, we’re looking for self-starters and bold thinkers who want to pave their own career paths and are passionate about supporting the UK’s best and brightest business people. In a nutshell, the mission of this role is to lead and manage Finance inputs into the evolving and increasing complexity of products, technology infrastructure, expansion in overseas market (including via acquisitions) and supporting the IPO readiness program.

Responsibilities

• Managing and leading strategic projects for Finance Controllership team/ leading Finance inputs including but not limited to - M&A due diligences for new acquisitions; new system and new product implementations (such as implementing new treasury and core banking system, materially upgrading existing financial reporting systems); SOX implementation (including managing the end to end project, collaborating with the various business functions and external advisors to evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting framework, identifying control gaps and weaknesses, and implementing remediations); leading finance automation projects and cost optimisation projects; working on other strategic finance actions for IPO readiness.
• Leading technical accounting (IFRS, US GAAP, India GAAP), tax (UK, US, India) and regulatory reporting (UK and US) workstreams - analysing and documenting complex accounting/ regulatory/ tax technical areas working closely with the Controllership team and Regulatory reporting team to ensure accurate interpretations, governance documentation and implementation.
• Managing and leading the production of critical reports including Consolidated financial statements and Annual Report for global entities of OakNorth group and Pillar 3 disclosures for OakNorth Bank.
• Leading Finance Controllership risk management workstream, including but not limited to – maintaining and reviewing critical policy documents and drafting new policies as required, reviewing operating procedures documentation to ensure these are up to standard and usable, maintaining oversight of business assurance testing across the Controllership team, management and monitoring of internal and external audit actions, reviewing existing finance processes to ensure optimisation workflows and maintaining close oversight on the Finance Controllership team internal controls framework.
• Leading and managing tax governances across the group, including ensuring appropriate tax frameworks are in place and monitoring these. Liaising with tax consultants for their expert opinion on various matters.
• Working closely with the core Controllership team based in India to - support annual statutory audit process including liaising with the auditors as required and reviewing the ongoing deliverables to recommend continued improvements and enhancements.
• Preparing Audit Committee presentations and supporting other Board meeting finance agenda items as required.
• Please note that the role encompasses activities across the OakNorth group and the operations in multiple jurisdictions (UK, US, India).

Required Experience

• Qualified CA or ACCA or CPA with good understanding of IFRS and US GAAP. Active membership of the professional body with meeting CPD requirements essential.
• Extensive experience across accounting, reporting and finance projects management is essential. Good understanding of tax frameworks in particular in UK and US preferred.
• Industry experience- Banking and/or payment services; and/or with Big 4 public accounting/ consultancy practise with proven technical accounting skills and project execution experience within the financial services sector.
• Prior experience of SOX implementation, listing experience or strong experience of reporting under the US SEC requirements will be a plus.
• Operated in a fast-paced entrepreneurial organization, have a mindset of continuous improvement, process efficiencies and automation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven experience of working with multiple business/stakeholder groups and with senior/ executive management committee members; leading interactions with external auditors.
• Advanced Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, Adobe in-design skills required and advanced experience of using project management tools/applications essential.

Benefits & Perks

• Equity. We want people to have a stake in the business so that all our interests are aligned.
• 25 days holiday
• Personalized benefits – opt-in to what matters to you
• Subsidised Private Medical Insurance with Bupa
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing and social events
• In-house Barista Bar in London office
• Support causes that matter to you – Volunteering time off
• Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to work, nursery, gym, electric car scheme)