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Finance ManagerVitesse · London
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Finance Manager

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-28 London Fulltime Hybrid Accounting
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 4,167 GBP–4,667 GBP/mo

About the Company

At Vitesse, we're more than just a payments platform - we're the trusted financial infrastructure connecting the global insurance ecosystem. Tailor-made for insurers, brokers, MGAs, and TPAs, our unified platform optimises claims funds, enables real-time global payments, and delivers full financial control. Our impact is real: over 20 billion in payments across 200+ countries, hundreds of millions returned to insurers' balance sheets, and counting. We're licensed in the UK (FCA), Europe (DNB), and New York (NYDFS), with over 260 amazing colleagues worldwide. With 93 million recently raised in Series C funding from KKR, our journey is just beginning, and our ambitions are sky-high. Headquartered in the heart of London and expanding across Europe and the US, Vitesse is where your ideas power tomorrow's insurance solutions. Are you ready to make a difference You're in the right place.

About the Role

We are looking for a Finance Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, changing environment and enjoys improving the way finance operates. This is an opportunity for someone who combines strong technical accounting expertise with a passion for transformation, automation and continuous improvement. You'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting whilst leading initiatives to streamline processes, improve controls, implement new systems and enhance the overall finance operating model. We are looking for someone who naturally challenges existing ways of working, identifies opportunities for improvement and delivers scalable solutions that enable the business to grow.

Responsibilities

  • ● Financial Management
  • ● Lead the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
  • ● Prepare consolidated management accounts across multiple entities and currencies.
  • ● Own balance sheet reconciliations and maintain a strong financial control environment.
  • ● Support statutory reporting and external audits.
  • ● Manage intercompany accounting, reconciliations and settlements across the Group.
  • ● Ensure transfer pricing processes are accurately reflected within the finance function.
  • ● Support treasury and cash management activities where required.
  • ● Finance Transformation & Process Improvement
  • ● Drive automation across finance processes to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy - partner with other departments to help drive this change.
  • ● Lead finance systems implementation and optimisation projects.
  • ● Improve integration between finance systems and wider business platforms, ensuring systems communicate effectively and data flows seamlessly.
  • ● Identify inefficient processes, challenge existing practices and implement scalable improvements.
  • ● Develop reporting dashboards and automated workflows to provide greater insight and efficiency.
  • ● Build strong relationships across Finance, Technology and Operations.

Requirements

  • ● Qualified Accountant (ACA or ACCA preferred).
  • ● A clear focus on being a change agent-implementing finance systems, improving integrations, automating manual processes, and challenging the status quo rather than maintaining existing processes.
  • ● Regular interaction with external audit teams, leading audits and statutory reporting.
  • ● Strong intercompany accounting experience across multiple legal entities.
  • ● Knowledge of multi-currency accounting.
  • ● Demonstrable experience automating finance processes and improving operational efficiency.
  • ● Strong understanding of financial controls and governance.
  • ● Advanced Excel skills with strong systems capability.
  • ● Highly Desirable
  • ● Exposure to regulated environments.
  • ● Knowledge of system integrations, APIs or finance technology systems.
  • ● Insurance, fintech or financial services experience is ideal.
  • ● We understand that everyone has their own work rhythm and believe in a flexible working schedule - at Vitesse you're expected to work 35 hours a week.
  • ● Our Values - or what we call "Vitesse at Our Best"
  • ● The Vitesse values are a true reflection of what it takes to thrive in our business, so it's important to us that any employee who joins our business is aligned with these 3 attributes
  • ● Confident Humility
  • ● We believe the best ideas come from listening and learning. We leave ego at the door, ask for help when we need it, and celebrate collective success. When one of us wins, we all do.
  • ● Driven to Succeed
  • ● We're ambitious about the opportunity ahead and committed to achieving it together. We hold ourselves to high standards, take pride in what we deliver, and push for meaningful outcomes for our customers, our partners, and each other.
  • ● Tenacious Responsibility
Credential Requirements for United Kingdom
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ICAEW ACA or ACCA Qualification

ICAEW / ACCA

Must have to work
Cost: GBP 2,000–5,000 Timeline: 3–5 years

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