Financial Controller

About Pay By Phone

At Pay By Phone , our strength is our people. Behind our product is a talented, creative, and driven multi-disciplinary team united by a shared ambition: to make everyday mobility simpler. We believe innovation should be collaborative, learning should be constant, and work should be enjoyable. As we grow, we're looking for people who want to grow with us.

Together, we're on an ambitious mission to create intuitive technology solutions that deliver world-class user experiences. We are a fast-growing, forward-thinking company and already help more than 60 million users across North America and Europe. Our technology helps millions of consumers pay quickly, easily, and securely - without waiting in line, carrying change, or worrying about costly fines.

Location:

Hatfield, UK (Hybrid)

Employment type:

Permanent, Full-time

Reports to:

Senior Director, Corporate Controller

The UK Financial Controller leads the UK finance function and owns the accounting operations of the UK Pay By Phone  entities. This includes periodic financial reporting, maintaining accounting records and a robust control environment to mitigate risk, ensure accuracy, and comply with applicable accounting standards. The role owns UK cash management, statutory and regulatory compliance, and company secretarial responsibilities for the UK entities.

Beyond core controls, the UK Financial Controller partners with UK commercial leadership, provides financial input into client contracts and renewals, and supports FP&A with UK budgeting and forecasting. The role also supports the Senior Director, Corporate Controller on Pay By Phone -wide close (monthly, quarterly, and year-end) and cash flow, and leads the growth and development of the UK Finance Team.

• Lead, manage and develop the UK Finance Team, including work allocation, coaching, objective setting and performance reviews;
• Hold 1:1s with each team member at least every 6 weeks;
• Act as the primary escalation point for UK finance issues;
• Drive team growth through hiring, onboarding and succession planning;
• Maintain documented accounting policies, procedures and training materials covering key risk areas.

• Own UK accounts production, including monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts;
• Track variances against budget and prior periods, reporting significant issues to management;
• Provide analysis and commentary on revenue and cost trends to support decision-making.

• Oversee year-end statutory accounts, the annual tax return, and VAT/HMRC reporting and payments, ensuring accurate, timely filing;
• Manage the annual audit and the auditor relationship;
• Own company secretarial duties for Pay By Phone  UK entities, including Companies House filings, statutory registers and confirmation statements.

• Act as finance business partner to UK commercial leadership;
• Provide financial input into new client contracts and renewals, including commercial terms, pricing and VAT implications;
• Engage finance early on new clients and contract changes to reduce downstream queries and rework.

• Support FP&A on the UK budgeting and forecasting cycle with granular UK insight, and provide same-time-zone support for UK queries;
• Oversee treasury, cash management and forecasting, ensuring sufficient funds across all bank accounts;
• Review and approve vendor payments in line with Global Purchase Approval Procedures and Limits.

• Manage UK operational finance, including client remittance, suppliers, banking relationships and audit;
• Oversee all Merchant of Record (MOR) tasks, including reconciliation, escalation and chargebacks, plus PSP and merchant account maintenance;
• Review and approve balance sheet and bank reconciliations;
• Ensure timely month-end processing (depreciation, accruals, prepayments, client recharge reconciliation);
• Keep aged debt and aged payables to a minimum;
• Oversee and sign off monthly payroll;
• Maintain the chart of accounts, filing system and controls over accounting transactions.

• Drive process efficiency, standardisation and documentation across the global finance function with the Corporate Controller;
• Identify and implement AI/automation opportunities across close, reconciliations and reporting;
• Support the Senior Director, Corporate Controller…