Finance Manager, Mimecast
12 month FTC
£60-90k
2-5 days a week in office
HR management & advanced email security
Open for applications
HR management & advanced email security
1001+ employees
Open for applications
£60-90k
2-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To stop bad things from happening to good organisations.
Role
Who you are
- Professional accounting qualification — ACA, ACCA, or CIMA
- 3–5 years' post-qualified experience within industry
- Proven Finance Manager experience
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS
- Experience with multi-currency reporting
- Credibility and confidence to liaise effectively with senior management
- Methodical, diligent, accurate and accountable approach to work
- Ability to challenge the status quo and drive improvement through change
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and deliver high-quality work to deadlines
- Team player with a positive, collaborative attitude
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Finance Manager for maternity cover for 12 months
- You will take ownership of end-to-end accounting processes, statutory and management reporting, and play an active role in driving process improvement and supporting the wider team
- This is a high-impact position offering excellent exposure across a global, fast-paced technology business
- Managing month end, quarter end and year end accounting close processes, ensuring compliance with accounting policies, reporting requirements, government regulations and legislation
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly US GAAP management accounts including meaningful variance analysis
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Supervision and review of prepayments and accruals processes
- Intercompany entries and reconciliations
- Review of complex calculations and items requiring judgement when prepared by more junior team members
- Calculation and management of payroll-related accruals
- Preparation of commission balances for accruals and processing through payroll
- Management of the preparation and audit of local statutory accounts for EMEA regions
- Collation of audit files and liaison with auditors to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
- Local indirect tax compliance and filings
- Liaising closely with the internal tax team
- Supporting the risk management process through compliance with the company's controls, including documentation and testing of controls and maintenance of a strong internal control environment
- Implementation of best practices within the department
- Developing and applying knowledge of Mimecast's business to provide value-added analysis and support to other areas of the business
- Providing guidance and mentoring to more junior members of the team
- Other duties as requested by the Financial Controller, including cover during periods of high workloads and absences
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Mimecast’s next-gen cloud-based security, archiving, and continuity services provide comprehensive risk management in a fully integrated solution, protecting over 40,000 customers worldwide and blocking 162+ million threats. With its adaptable platform, Mimecast focuses on developing capabilities to meet increasing risks and forming strategic partnerships.
Following its acquisition by Permira, Mimecast has expanded globally, reaching more countries.. Recently, Mimecast acquired Elevate Security, enhancing its offerings with insights into human behaviours and risks. Elevate Security's platform flags high-risk individuals with a precision risk scoring algorithm, complementing Mimecast’s Awareness Training for targeted intervention and training.
Since 2003, Mimecast has empowered customers to mitigate risks and manage complexities in a threat landscape driven by cyberattacks and human error. Mimecast’s advanced solutions in threat detection, brand protection, and data retention enable organisations to work protected.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2012
$62m
SERIES C
Jan 2010
$21m
SERIES B
Total funding: $88.7m
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Marc van Zadelhoff
(CEO)Prior to joining Mimecast in 2024, Marc was the CEO of Devo. They also spent nearly 12 years at IBM in various roles, including General Manager of IBM Security (Business Unit CEO).
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