Finance Manager

<p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>What We’re All About.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Quantexa is a global leader in AI-powered Decision Intelligence. As one of the UK's fastest-growing tech companies, we're on a mission to help organizations make better, more trusted decisions. As we continue our rapid global expansion, we are looking for a commercially minded and technically strong <strong>Finance Manager</strong> to join our dynamic finance team.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>At Q, we’re looking for people who share that vision. People like you.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>The opportunity.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and commercially astute <strong>Finance Manager</strong> to play a pivotal role in safeguarding and optimising revenue performance across our global business.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">As a trusted Finance Business Partner to our sales, delivery, and operations teams, you will take ownership of revenue recognition and gross margin integrity, ensuring compliance with <strong>IFRS 15</strong> while providing clear, actionable insights that influence deal structuring, project performance, and strategic decision-making.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This is a high-impact role at the heart of a fast-growing, global SaaS organization—offering the opportunity to gain deep exposure to complex customer contracts, regional commercial dynamics, and evolving revenue models, while driving automation and continuous improvement across financial processes.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>What you’ll be doing.</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Lead regional month-end close activities</strong> with a focus on revenue recognition (IFRS 15 / GAAP), project cost validation, and gross margin reporting, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external accounting standards.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Own transactional accuracy across revenue, cost of sales, project setup, contract amendments, and change orders</strong>, ensuring all financial data flows correctly through to gross margin, project, and customer analysis.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Prepare and reconcile deferred and accrued revenue schedules</strong>, validating the completeness and accuracy of supporting documentation.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Deliver actionable insights to commercial and delivery teams</strong>, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities to optimise project profitability and revenue performance.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Partner with cross-functional teams</strong> (Sales, Delivery, Operations, and Legal) to understand commercial activity, project performance, and operational drivers impacting financial results.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Support global audit and compliance requirements</strong>, providing timely reconciliations, evidence, and documentation for internal and external auditors.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Drive process improvements and automation</strong> across reporting, data capture, and financial processes, enhancing efficiency, control, and scalability (such as NetSuite and Salesforce integrations).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Contribute to the design and implementation of new financial processes</strong>, ensuring alignment with global standards and best practice.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Support ad hoc commercial analysis and business projects</strong>, providing insights that influence decision-making across the organisation.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>What you’ll bring.</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Qualified accountant – ACA / ACCA / CIMA.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Significant experience in a relevant accounting role, with a strong focus on <strong>revenue recognition</strong> in a commercial environment.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Proven hands-on experience applying <strong>IFRS 15 revenue recognition principles</strong> (experience with US GAAP is highly advantageous).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Demonstrated experience reviewing and assessing customer contracts, including multi-element arrangements, deferred revenue, and contract modifications.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience operating as a <strong>Finance Business Partner</strong>, working closely with commercial teams to support deal structuring, pricing, and revenue treatment decisions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Strong understanding of SaaS or subscription-based revenue models (highly desirable).</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience automating and improving processes through systemisation and controls.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience building and preparing reporting packs using a reporting tool.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Advanced Excel skills.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Our mission.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We have one mission. To help businesses grow. To make data easier. And to make the world a better place. We’re not a start-up. Not anymore. But we’ve not been around that long either. What we are is a collection of bright, passionate minds harnessing complexities and helping our clients and their communities. One culture, made of many. Heading in one direction – the future.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>It’s all about you.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We want you to feel welcome, valued, and respected - because it’s your individuality and passion that make you <em>Q</em>. We see that, and we celebrate it. That’s why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment, continuously improving to ensure everyone belongs. Our recruitment process is designed to be inclusive and accessible. <strong>If you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations, please let our Talent Acquisition Team know - we’re happy to assist.</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">No matter your race, beliefs, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity, or abilities—whoever you are—if you're a passionate, curious, and caring human eager to push the boundaries of what’s possible, we want to hear from you.</p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>