Finance Operations Manager

Job Description

Having a new house is great. Getting a new house isn’t. It's a big life moment and can be complicated and scary for all of us.

That's why we’re on a mission to remove risk so people can move fearlessly. We use tech, design and data to make dealing with clients secure and friction-free for lawyers and professional services across the property sector.

Since our co-founders, Jack and Olly, founded Thirdfort in 2017, we’ve grown from a single London office to an amazing, international team of over 90 with team members also in Manchester and Sri Lanka.

We recently closed our £15 million Series A fundraise, led by Breega and Element Ventures and are backed by big-hitting investors, including the founders of Zoopla, ComplyAdvantage, Funding Circle, and many more. We already work with over 700 property and legal businesses to help streamline their processes and keep security top of mind, and we're growing. We're serious and we're ambitious. Come join us.

The role

Thirdfort has experienced exceptional revenue and headcount growth and recently completed a £15m Series A, driving the need for highly scalable Finance Operations. This has begun with the in housing of finance activity from a third party, and being one of the first 3 finance hires, which will be instrumental in building a world class finance function.

In delivering that outcome, this role will combine exceptional attention to detail and accountancy knowledge with a desire to automate processes and ensure that the reporting of financial, commercial and operational data is highly accessible and relevant.

If you are a qualified accountant with a strong desire to kick start a career in fast growth/venture backed businesses and work with an exceptionally talented team, then this role may be for you.

The Finance Operations Manager will have a high degree of autonomy and ownership for all aspects of Financial Operations, and work closely with the CFO in order to:

Lead the transition to in house of Financial Operations

Build exceptional financial, commercial and operational reporting

Support departmental budgeting and reporting

Lead on compliance activities and ensure VAT, R&D and Accounts are on time (with the help of our 3rd party bookkeeping)

Bring month end close to >2 days via automation and implementation of systems

Support building of live reporting (e.g via dashboards) with SMEs in the team

Work closely with the CFO and Commercial Finance Manager on financial modelling and updating other reports

About you:

Are a qualified Accountant (including recently qualified)

Have excellent Google Sheets/Excel skills

Have a strong wider digital skillset

Have a strong desire to work in a start up and build an excellent start up CV

Further desirable skills include:

Familiarity with Xero, Dext, Pleo and other Finance Ops tools

Have experience of technology/software businesses (either as clients in practice, or having worked for them)

Experience of implementing automation/process improvement

Python/SQL or other BI skills

Life at Thirdfort:

Flexible Working Hours

Enhanced parental leave

Work from home allowance

Unlimited annual leave

Unlimited sick leave

Access to Spill, our mental health partner

Regular company and team socials

Bi-weekly Lunch & Learns sessions, as well as an uncapped budget for personal development

Wellness campaigns, including #wellnesswednesdays which provides wellness prompts & tips to the team and a no internal meeting day

Share options for all UK employees

Customisable wellness budget and discounts on well-known brands with our partner ThanksBen

We want you to move fearlessly. That's why we’re building a culture where ambitious people can be themselves and make an impact. When you join Thirdfort, you’ll get immediate access to our flexible employee benefits package that aims to set you up for success.

We’re committed to building an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture where everyone has a chance to make a difference. We’re purposefully building a team of problem-solvers that reflect our values - which is why we hire from all backgrounds. If you're an ambitious, talented individual who takes ownership, you'll be a great Thirdforter.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let your dedicated Talent Manager know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.