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Audit & Tax Financial Controller

WiredScore

WiredScore

Accounting & Finance
London, UK
Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2024

About WiredScore

WiredScore is a VC-backed, PropTech company on a mission to make the world’s buildings smarter and better connected. The company assesses and improves digital connectivity and smart technology within offices and homes around the world.

Founded in 2013, WiredScore is backed by renowned investors like Beringea, Fifth Wall and Bessemer Venture Partners. Today, WiredScore has offices in NYC, London, Paris, Berlin, Toronto and Singapore, with 1,000 clients (including 8 of the 10 largest landlords in the world), and works with over 3,700 buildings.

Building on their growth across North America and Europe, WiredScore launched in Singapore in March 2022 as part of its global expansion plan. It has since expanded its APAC footprint with its launch in Hong Kong and Thailand. The business has gathered strong momentum in the APAC region across their four APAC markets (Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand); having worked with ~50 landlords to certify >150 buildings and 68m+ square feet. Clients include Hines, Swire Properties, Brookfield, Blackstone, Keppel REIT, Frasers, Lendlease, Charter Hall, and GPT Group.

Wiredscore owns and operates two products; the WiredScore certification program, the first and only rating system for mobile and internet connectivity in buildings which helps landlords assess, improve, benchmark and promote their buildings and SmartScore, the smart building certification which helps landlords understand, improve and communicate the user functionality and technological foundations of their buildings.

About the role

We’re seeking a Tax & Audit Financial Controller who brings strong technical skills, accountability and control to our Finance team.

This is a hands-on expert role owning all aspects of the Tax, Audit & Compliance function across the Group (across 8 entities internationally). The role holder will report to the Group Chief Financial Officer and will be based at our London office.

What you'll do

  • End-to-end management of audit & tax returns processes in an international context (UK, Europe, North America, Asia Pacific)
  • Ownership of tax (including VAT), compliance, insurance and reporting processes

  • Be an effective team player, business partner and controller across the Finance function and the broader organization - in the context of our collaborative, social, fast paced, entrepreneurial culture

  • Control of banking, payroll and FinOps processes and payments

  • Management of stakeholders including auditors, banks, local accounting firms

Qualifications
  • Ideally immediately available on a permanent basis (alternatively on a temp-to-perm basis)
  • Qualified in accounting (e.g. ACCA, ACA, or foreign equivalent) with competency in tax
  • 5+ year accounting & finance experience in company and/or practice settings, including significant audit, tax and compliance experience

  • Autonomous, accountable, hands-on expert profile - as this role does not include team management or delegation

  • Ideally an experienced user of Oracle NetSuite

  • Based in London

What we offer

  • 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and Christmas and New Year office closure

  • Flexible hybrid working & 1 Work From Anywhere week per quarter

  • Remote working budget to support your home office environment

  • Health insurance cover and income protection

  • Automatic enrolment into a 4% matched pension scheme with opportunity to increase personal contributions

  • Enhanced parental leave

  • Monthly internet stipend of $15

  • Annual learning and development budget of $1000

  • Strong Corporate Social Responsibility Commitments - we are awaiting certification as a B-Corp and have an annual volunteering day

Diversity and Inclusion
WiredScore celebrates and supports diversity for the benefit of our employees, our business, and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a workplace which thrives on the diversity and inclusion of everyone in the team.

We are eager to hear from a diverse range of candidates. If this opportunity is interesting as a permanent role with a degree of flexibility please discuss this with us.