Finance Manager or Head of Finance, Acurable

• A qualified or part-qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong hands-on experience and the confidence to own key financial processes end-to-end, and strong working knowledge of Xero and Excel
• Hands-on experience with financial operations, reporting, audits, and statutory accounts
• Familiar with UK regulatory and compliance obligations
• Strong analytical skills and comfortable building financial models
• A self-starter who enjoys solving problems but works collaboratively
• Thoughtful, reliable, curious—and a genuinely kind human
• Bonus points for startup/scale-up experience, and comfort with equity management tools

Desirable

• We’re not just building a business—we’re building a way of working that values integrity, collaboration, and evidence over ego
• We’re a mission-driven MedTech company using life-changing diagnostics to improve lives. As we scale, we’re looking for a Finance Manager or Head of Finance who’s not just great with numbers, but thrives on clarity, purpose, and helping teams make smart decisions, and is ready to grow into a key leadership presence. If you want your work to mean something, and you're humble, sharp, and ready to grow, this might be for you
• We’re grounded in kindness, purpose, and excellence. We support one another, take pride in what we do, and believe you can do serious work without taking yourself too seriously
• What You’ll Be Doing? You’ll take full ownership of our finance operations across the group, supporting UK and international activities with confidence, curiosity, and high standards. We’re looking for someone who can represent the company with clarity, precision, and trust, especially in important conversations where the numbers matter. This is a hands-on role, and the opportunity to grow into a more senior title will come through demonstrated ownership and reliability
• UK responsibilities:
• Overseeing payroll, pensions, P11Ds, and HMRC submissions
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling
• Managing invoicing, accounts payable and receivable, and payment runs
• Handling bookkeeping not covered by the bookkeeper, plus month-end and year-end entries
• Coordinating and preparing for external audits
• Supporting VAT and Corporation Tax submissions
• Managing R&D tax credit claims and related audit
• Updating cap table, EMI register, and share scheme processes (including valuations and annual submissions)
• Assisting with grant claim preparation and audit
• Preparing statutory accounts and working with external accountants on CT600 returns - Assisting with group consolidated management accounts
• Ensuring accurate inventory tracking and reconciliation for reporting and audit purposes
• Support for subsidiaries (with local accountant input): Managing internal processes related to invoicing, bookkeeping and payments and assisting with year-end account preparation and compliance documentation

• 1. Apply with your CV and cover letter
• 2. Video interview with internal recruiter
• 3. In person interview with set exercise