Financial Controller in London - Morgan McKinley

Financial Controller - High-Growth Fintech Payments Business - London - up to £90,000

We are partnering confidentially with a fast-growing, venture-backed fintech payments business to recruit a Financial Controller. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a senior, hands-on leadership role responsible for strengthening financial controls, delivering high-quality reporting, and building scalable finance processes to support rapid international growth.

This is a pivotal hire at a highly exciting stage of the company's journey. With significant expansion underway - including major growth into the US market - the business requires a confident, commercially minded Financial Controller who can bring structure, clarity, and operational rigour to a complex, fast-moving environment.

The Opportunity

Role: Financial Controller
Location: London
Working model: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the London office
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

About the Organisation

Our client is a high-growth fintech payments business, operating within a regulated environment and providing innovative payment and financial solutions to customers internationally. Backed by leading investors, the company is scaling rapidly and building a best-in-class platform to support significant transaction volumes across multiple jurisdictions.

The organisation combines deep technical capability with a strong regulatory framework and an entrepreneurial culture. With ambitious global expansion plans - including accelerated growth into the US market - the business offers a genuinely exciting opportunity to join at a critical inflection point and play a central role in shaping its future.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Control & Reporting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and reporting cycles.
• Deliver high-quality management and statutory reporting with clear insight for senior leadership.
• Lead the annual audit process and act as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
• Maintain oversight of VAT, regulatory, and statutory submissions, working with external advisors where required.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Commercial Insight

• Own the annual budget and quarterly forecasting cycles.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across the business, providing analysis of performance, trends, and risks.
• Support strategic decision-making through financial modelling and scenario analysis.

Controls, Process Improvement & Systems

• Strengthen financial controls and governance across the business.
• Redesign and implement scalable finance processes to support international growth.
• Own and optimise the finance systems environment (NetSuite), ensuring data integrity and operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and cost management.

Leadership & Business Partnership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a growing finance team of 2.
• Build a high-performance, accountable, and collaborative team culture.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to the CFO and senior leadership team.

Your Profile

• Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
• Fintech or payments industry experience essential.
• Strong background in financial control, reporting, and audit leadership.
• Experience operating in multi-entity, multi-currency environments.
• Proven team leadership experience.
• Commercially minded, proactive, and confident implementing processes in scaling businesses.
• Strong systems capability; NetSuite experience highly desirable.

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £90,000 per annum.
• Share options and long-term incentive participation.
• Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the London office.
• High-impact leadership role during a major international expansion phase.
• Significant exposure to strategy, scaling, and US market entry.
• Opportunity to shape and build a finance function for long-term growth.