Interim Head of Financial Control (3-6 month contract)

Job description

About Motorway Motorway is the UK's largest online car-selling platform. We connect private sellers directly with over 8,000 dealers nationwide. Our online platform helps sellers achieve great prices for their cars while giving dealers fast, reliable access to the stock they want for their dealerships. Founded in 2017, our award-winning, technology-led approach has redefined the experience of selling a car. Motorway is backed by some of the world’s leading technology investors, having raised £143 million in Series C funding. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing scale-up at a crucial phase of growth and help change an industry for the better. About the role We’re looking for an experienced finance leader to join Motorway on an interim basis from December, for 3-6 months. You’ll cover the current transition process in Financial Control and own audit and year-end ahead of a permanent hire joining. We’re kicking off the process now and moving quickly, so if you’re available to start in December, we’d love to hear from you. In this role, you will: Own the integrity of Motorway’s numbers: month-end and year-end close, management accounts and IFRS statutory accounts, and the reconciliations and reviews behind them, so the exec team and board can rely on them without question Set and own the control environment: financial controls, policies and delegated authorities that scale with the business, hold up to audit and keep us diligence-ready for any future transaction Own tax and regulatory compliance end to end: corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, R&D relief and Companies House filings, our relationship with HMRC, and the tax treatment of new products and commercial structures before they launch Lead the audit and adviser relationships: plan and run the annual audit, and manage external accountants, tax and legal advisers Own treasury and cash: cash flow forecasting, working capital, banking relationships and payment controls, and the cash impact of commercial and operational decisions Be accountable for the end-to-end payments, receivables and payroll cycle, setting the standards and controls the team runs to Own NetSuite and the finance systems stack, and lead the move to an automated, AI-native finance function Lead and develop the team: hiring, coaching, performance and succession across managers and individual contributors About you Qualified accountant…