Finance Director
We are Indeed Flex. We Help People Get Jobs. Right now, we’re hiring!
The current staffing model is broken, with low wages and limited opportunities. As flexible work continues to grow, we’re taking a radically different approach: providing job seekers with control, ownership, and choice, so employees can find the working patterns and scenarios to suit their lifestyles. In doing so, we aim to revolutionize the industry.
After demonstrating our approach throughout the UK under the Syft brand, we were acquired by Indeed.com in 2019 and we rebranded to Indeed Flex in 2020. With continued independence and phenomenal levels of support, we’ve been able to accelerate our mission as we expand throughout the US and the UK. Fast growth creates tremendous opportunities - come and join a team of inquisitive, passionate, and driven individuals helping each other grow and building something meaningful!
Main Purpose
The main purpose of this role is to provide financial and strategic business partnership to the leadership team to help grow the business, enhance and develop business opportunities while ensuring the financial results are delivered with accuracy and that adequate Governance and controls are in place within accounting and payroll.
Responsibilities & Duties
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and duties of the position.
- Leads all financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including forecasting, budgeting & cashflow management to build and manage the weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast/ budget.
- Working closely with our parent company, establish, implement, and improve financial reporting systems, processes, and internal controls in order to manage compliance risk and ensure good governance
- Present financial reports to executives, board members, investors, and other key stakeholders. Creating and maintaining budgets & tracking company and operational metrics.
- Ability to form, lead, and develop a high-performing team. Be a role model and maintain a proactive finance function.
- Oversee and review accounting tasks, including month-end reports, payroll, tax, statutory accounts, and compliance.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work collaboratively across departmental functions
- Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations verbally and in writing. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
- Responsible for external stakeholder management for tax, statutory & auditing services. Ensure proper compliance with all regulations
- Experience with a fast-paced, always-on environment
- Experience driving transformation and efficiencies in controls and accounting systems
- International accounting experience required to cover both UK and US (e.g. US GAAP, SOX, UK GAAP)
- Qualified with 7-10 years PQE as a minimum (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Strong leadership skills
- A team player who is motivated to succeed as a team and independently
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to use own initiative and work under pressure
- Intermediate/advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Office / Google Workspace software suite, specifically Excel and Google Sheets.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to collaborate and communicate effectively with relevant internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- High level of technical acumen and proficiency to learn and utilize new software and technologies quickly to continuously evolve and improve our tech-driven advantage
- High level of analytical and critical thinking skills with a strong drive to investigate, analyze, and resolve simple and complex problems
- Excellent organizational and time management skills to manage multiple priorities and meet conflicting deadlines with minimal direct supervision
- Highly proficient with utilizing several tools to enable real-time collaboration with a globally distributed workforce such as Miro, Monday, Salesforce, Google Meet, Zoom, Slack, etc
- A commitment to driving the Indeed Flex mission: to help people get jobs, instantly
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience with mergers and acquisitions
Work Environment
This job operates in a hybrid remote/professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment to complete daily responsibilities and duties. If working in a remote office environment, a clean, designated workspace must be kept in a safe condition, free from hazards to both the employee and the equipment. Remote office positions also require reliable, high-speed internet.
You’ll fit right in at Indeed Flex if:
- You’re a great communicator and highly collaborative. We’re best when we all pull in the same direction
- You don’t mind doing the work, whatever it is - you can see the impact at the end and you’re in it for the long haul
- Data is your heart and soul - you know you need it to drive you in the right direction
- You’re proactive and always willing to learn
- You can navigate the ambiguity and high levels of autonomy in a scale up environment - you know what we’re about and you want to be a part of it.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit or stand at a desk indoors for most of the day; and is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work
Full-Time Position. Hours are Monday - Friday, regular business hours. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel
This position requires minimal travel, less than 25% of the time. Most travel is outside of the local area and will require overnight accommodations.
All travel is subject to the Indeed Flex travel policy and will be recompensed per the policy. It is the responsibility of the employee to understand and abide by the Indeed Flex Travel Policy in order to receive appropriate expense reimbursements.
Work Authorization / Security Clearance
None Required For This Position
AAP/EEO Statement
We’re an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Other Duties
Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
- $150-200K base
- Performance-based bonus
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K
- Access to all Company & Employee Benefits
- 25 days PTO (prorated) + Birthday Day Off
- 8 Public Holidays
- Duvet days
- Laptop + WFH equipment
- Hybrid working model - we work best collaboratively so we’ve provided a workspace where you’ll thrive, whilst still giving the flexibility to work remotely when you need
- Volunteer days
- STIPs
- Regular team-building events
