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Head of Accounting & Tax - Hybrid or remote fromUKWakam • Nottingham, UK
Head of Accounting & Tax - Hybrid or remote fromUK

Head of Accounting & Tax - Hybrid or remote fromUK

Wakam • Nottingham, UK
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Remote
Job description
At Wakam, we are rapidly expanding our operations in the UK, and we're looking for a Head of Accounting & Tax to join our dynamic team. Our company is not your typical insurance organization; we're a tech-driven, innovative company that values performance, agility, and rapid execution. With a challenging workload and a great working atmosphere, we're on a mission to build a robust Finance department in the UK. This role comes with significant flexibility and the opportunity for remote work, making it an excellent fit for those who thrive in a fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities: Establish Financial Operations in the UK: In this role, you will play a crucial part in setting up and structuring the finance activities in the UK, in alignment with what is being done at our Head Office in France. Process Enhancement: Work on designing, streamlining and enhancing financial processes, while ensuring a smooth integration of the UK accounting function with the Head Office. This includes working closely with the teams in France and aligning with the UK's development strategy and regulatory requirements. Design the organization of the operating model with the Head Office. Produce regulatory closings on a quarterly basis under the UK Gaap & French Gaap. Production of Reports: Produce financial reports that support the Head Office while maintaining and improving the reporting processes. This includes a deep understanding of reporting issues with local authority. Monitoring the UK Financial Performance: Assist in giving visibility about our UK financial performance from an accounting point of view. Direct Reporting: Report directly to the CFO UK and collaborate with the Head Office in a matrix, cross-functional structure. Required experience & Qualification: Financial/chartered accountancy degree. Significant experience with similar responsibilities on a previous function is ideal. Accounting expertise: strong accounting expertise is necessary for this role. Familiarity with the insurance sector is a plus but can be developed on the job. Attitude and Soft Skills: able to work cross-functionally, with strong reporting acumen, and in-depth knowledge of financial regulations. Being highly detail-oriented and meticulous in accounting practices is essential. Rigorous and Constructive: high degree of rigor and able to design a target operating model for running operations. This role involves working in a multicultural environment with the Head Office. Positive energy, agility, and team spirit are essential to support Wakam in its hyper-growth! You have the Wakam mindset? Join us! More about us Our culture? Free to impact. A culture where everything is possible, where all ideas are taken into consideration, where everyone has an impact on the transformation of insurance! Hungry for freedom? Thirsty for autonomy? If you are adventurous and like challenges, then the Wakam adventure might be made for you! Discover -on our website- who we really are with the 11 cultural markers that so well describe us! What we are looking for Mindset compatibility with our ‘Free to Impact’ culture: Think big Biased for action Curious and eager to learn Can say no and find solutions Aims for the moon (but please don’t stick on the moon) And above all: have fun working together 🤜🤛 ! Good to know Wakam is not based on a hierarchy but on a methodology where everyone finds his role and knows his objectives. With a flat hierarchical system and a highly collaborative operating model, Wakam is an extremely agile and transparent company. Every last Friday of the month, it's Free.day at Wakam, a day without meetings to take a step aside and dedicate ourselves to skills sponsorship or other activities (because we are curious, I remind you). Full-remote is a reality at Wakam (there is even one Wakamee who works from his sailing boat ⛵) Last but not least : we are nice and we have fun! (you'll find out by yourself 😉)
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