Head of Controllership
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Design and establish the accounting processes, controls, and operating rhythm required for Fleek's next phase of scale. Assess existing systems and workflows to identify breakdowns, then rebuild them rather than patching around weak foundations. Own the month-end close cadence across finance and partner teams, creating stronger deadlines, accountability, and information flow. Drive cross-functional discipline to improve input quality and timeliness for the accounting process, bringing scale-informed judgment from mature environments to an early-stage company. Build a finance function that is robust without becoming bureaucratic as the business triples in size.
Required Qualifications
- An accounting qualification such as CA, CCA, or CPA
- Experience in scaled environments, such as MNCs, big tech, or similarly mature operating environments
- Experience building accounting systems or processes from scratch, not just operating within established ones
- Early-stage company exposure, even if your role there was not the most senior finance role
- Strong stakeholder management and the ability to drive change outside the finance team
- Good judgment on where to add structure versus where to stay lightweight
- Remote or distributed team experience
- Multi-entity experience
Desired Qualifications
- A data-driven or product-adjacent mindset
- A genuine excitement for building something from scratch inside a fast-growing company
- Remote or distributed team experience is a plus
- Multi-entity experience is a plus
- A data-driven or product-adjacent mindset is a plus
- A genuine excitement for building something from scratch inside a fast-growing company
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