Senior Finance - Special Projects

Reports into: CFO

Department: Finance

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - 6 months

Location: Remote (UK based)

About BibliU

BibliU's learning enablement platform empowers universities and colleges to automate learning content workflows and improve student outcomes, providing digital textbooks, monographs, and courseware more cost-effectively than ever before.

Position Overview

The business has demonstrated strong top-line growth, which prompted new Series B investment in July 2022. Seeking to grow exponentially, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to be a part of this organic growth and M&A scale up journey.
The role supports the CFO and the finance manager in a variety of projects. A wide ranging role from process & systems improvements, enhancing of reporting, tax planning/R&D, supporting budgets/FP&A and team coaching.

The ideal candidate is someone who has worked in a fast paced business that is entering scale up mode, has a strong technical and problem solving background with some exposure and interest to develop their commercial skills.

What you will be doing:

• Identifying and driving process improvements ready for scale.

• Driving alongside the finance manager, reporting enhancements, especially around the area of revenue recognition.

• Leading and coaching the finance manager on technical areas of tax planning, R&D claims and audit.

• Regular review of financial accounting standards and updates.

• Supporting on budgets, forecasts, FP&A and cash planning

• Preparing and filing ad hoc external reports as well as preparing ad hoc internal analysis.

• Supporting CFO and CTeam with requests.

Requirements

What we are looking for:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified.

• Likely to have 3 to 5 years experience as a Head of Finance or Financial Controller

• Used to a fast paced scale up environment

• Strong technical and problem solving skills

• Some exposure to commercial and business awareness data analysis skills

• Experience with complicated revenue and COS recognition is essential.

• Experience with audits is essential.

• Experience with US accounting is helpful but not essential.

• Mid level Excel and modelling skills

• Someone who is prepared to roll up their sleeves and support where needed across the Finance team as we are a rapidly growing company and priorities often shift quickly.

  
  

Benefits

Our benefits are all aimed at supporting a healthy work-life balance and cultivating a company culture where you can bring your whole, human self to work.

Here's what we offer:

• 🌴 35 holiday per year - yep, that’s not a typo!

• 🎂 Your birthday off

• 🌱 12 scheduled company wellness Fridays off per year

• 🧘 Wellness perks like weekly yoga and meditation, and regular talks on topics like breathing and sleep routines

• ❤️ Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance

• 📚 Annual learning allowance

• ☕ Monthly allowance for team activities or treats (team brunch or takeout anyone?)

• ⏰ Flexible working hours - we’re a remote team spread across the US, the EU, and even Australia!

• 💻 Work-from-home allowance to help you set up your dream WFH station

• 🚴 Cycle-to-work scheme (UK)

• 💝 Nice surprises on special occasions such as work anniversaries

• 🥳 Regular socials, both in-person in London and vi