Finance Manager, ActiveViam
3 days a week in office
Financial data analytics software
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Financial data analytics software
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
3 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To transform how financial organizations operate, giving them the power to navigate complexities and seize opportunities with clarity and precision.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with post-qualification experience in a reporting or control-focused role
- Experience working in a multi-entity finance environment — ideally spanning UK, US, European, and APAC entities
- Solid technical accounting knowledge with familiarity with IFRS and US GAAP, including lease accounting standards (IFRS 16 and ASC 842); experience supporting both IFRS and US GAAP audits is advantageous
- Exposure to statutory audit processes and working with external advisers across different jurisdictions
- Experience in a PE-backed, technology, or fast-growth business is a plus
- Team management experience is a plus
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple entities and deadlines
- Clear communicator — able to translate complex accounting matters for non-finance audiences
- Commercially minded with an interest in understanding the business behind the numbers
- Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to operate with a degree of autonomy
- Proficiency in Excel; experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, Sage, or similar) is desirable
What the job involves
- We are looking for a technically strong Finance Manager to join our finance team. This is a key role supporting the Group Financial Controller in maintaining accurate, compliant, and timely financial reporting across our UK, US, French, German, Hong Kong, Australian, and Singapore entities
- The successful candidate will bring a hands-on approach to financial control, a solid grasp of multi-jurisdictional accounting, and the confidence to engage with auditors, tax advisers, and senior stakeholders
- Financial Reporting & Control:
- Lead the preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts across UK, US, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, and Singapore entities, with clear commentary on variances against budget and prior periods
- Oversee the preparation of annual statutory financial statements for UK, US, France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Singapore entities in conjunction with local advisers
- Maintain the integrity of the general ledger, ensuring transactions are correctly recorded under applicable accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP, local GAAP as required)
- Manage period-end close processes, including intercompany reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet substantiation
- Manage lease accounting under IFRS 16 and ASC 842 and ensuring accurate period-end entries
- Review payroll and pension contributions across jurisdictions to ensure accurate recording and compliance
- Review pay runs and manage cash, including monitoring cash positions across entities
- Statutory & Compliance:
- Coordinate statutory accounts preparation and audit processes across multiple jurisdictions, including both IFRS and US GAAP audits, in conjunction with local auditors
- Support tax compliance filings including corporation tax, VAT/GST, and withholding tax, liaising with external advisers where required
- Ensure compliance with local filing obligations and corporate governance requirements in each jurisdiction as required
- Maintain appropriate documentation and audit-ready working papers across all entities
- Consolidation & Group Reporting:
- Support the Group Financial Controller in producing consolidated group accounts and board reporting packs
- Assist with purchase price accounting and integration accounting for acquired entities as required
- Manage intercompany loan balances, transfer pricing documentation, and foreign currency translation processes
- Process Improvement & Systems:
- Identify and implement improvements to financial reporting processes, controls, and systems
- Support the finance team with ERP and accounting system management (e.g., Sage Intacct)
- Design and build customised reports within Sage Intacct, taking ownership of the reporting structure
- Develop and maintain robust internal controls documentation and contribute to the annual controls review
- Stakeholder Management:
- Act as a key point of contact for external auditors, tax advisers, and local teams across jurisdictions
- Collaborate with HR, legal, and commercial teams on financial matters including acquisition integration and regulatory compliance
- Provide clear financial analysis and commentary to support the CFO and GFC in management and board reporting
- Co-ordinate monthly meetings with other departments ie marketing, IT etc to analyse actual v budgeted costs
- Mentor and support the development of more junior members of the finance team
Salary benchmarks
Our take
ActiveViam offers a comprehensive analytics platform to help steer businesses with insightful visualization, smart alerting and flexible “What-If” simulations. It combines unique technology expertise and business knowledge to deliver insight levels beyond customer expectations, enabling them to make better decisions.
Its unique value comes into play in time-sensitive and data-intensive business processes that require operational, corrective or predictive decision-making to better steer the business. The platform is specially designed for the significant speed and data volume demands of financial service and retail applications. Customers rely on it for needs ranging from complying with regulations to testing their own resilience, to reducing their carbon footprint.
ActiveViam is already used by financial institutions such as HSBC, ING, and Société Générale, and international retailers including Monoprix, Feu Vert, Leroy Merlin, and Intermarché. And with Nordic Capital acquiring a majority stake in the company in 2024, the company is now moving into its next phase of growth.
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Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Garment District, New York, NY
Leadership
Shelley Magee
(CEO)Joined ActiveViam in 2024 as CEO. Prior to this, they were the COO at Regnology, Head of FX, Market Making, Limits & Production Operations at Itiviti, and Product Manager at Bloomberg.
Antoine Chambille
(CTO)Antoine has been at ActiveViam since 2006, joining as a Global Head of R&D before moving into the role of CTO in 2020. Previously, he spent 3 years at Aneo as a Principal Consultant.
Olivier Pennese
(CFO)Prior to joining ActiveViam in 2021, Olivier spent nearly 10 years at Temenos, joining as a Financial Controller before moving into the role of FP&A Director and then Deputy CFO.
Alan Lee
(CPO)Prior to joining ActiveViam in 2025, Alan spent nearly 11 years at BlackRock. While there they held various roles, including Managing Director - Head of Product for Aladdin Studio.
Morag Burnet
(Chief People Officer)Prior to joining ActiveViam in 2025, Morag worked in HR at Deloitte for 15 years and at the BBC for 7 years.
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