Senior Financial Accountant

Modulrfinance•3h ago

MumbaiOnsite£180Full-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp

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Are you curious, excited by experimentation and always looking to innovate? Do you want to work in embedded payments where you can keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on experience? Do you want to have the opportunity to play an important role in a rapidly growing and exciting Fintech business? If so, we would love to connect and collaborate! Who We Are Modulr is the payments automation platform that streamlines money movement with accuracy, control and reliability — built to scale. We process more than 200m transactions and over £180bn in payment value on an annualised basis
we’re trusted by over 6,000 businesses from fast-growing SMEs to global enterprises. We automate how money moves into and out of a business — payroll, supplier payments, spend management and payment collection — through a single platform, connected to the accounting and payroll systems finance teams already use and underpinned by principal memberships of Visa and Mastercard and direct access to central bank infrastructure. As a regulated payments provider with over a decade of experience, we’re the platform finance teams trust to run mission-critical operations. Modulr is backed by PayPal, FIS, General Atlantic, Blenheim Chalcot, Frog Capital and Highland Europe, with over 400 employees across London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Mumbai and Pune. Purpose of the Role This role exists to own the detailed financial control and reporting execution across Modulr’s group entities - end to end, with minimal supervision, to a standard that is audit-ready every month. You will take full hands-on responsibility for the areas currently held at senior leadership level: the group management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, controls execution, intercompany and cross-border accounting
the systems and processes that underpin them. This is not a support role. You will be the person who gets it done – accurately, on time, with the controls mindset and risk to recognise when escalation is required
the judgement to manage most situations independently. The Financial Control leadership team will rely on you as a trusted execution counterpart, freeing them to focus on oversight, stakeholder management and strategic priorities. You will also play an active role in improving how the team works, using AI and automation to reduce manual effort and increase the consistency and quality of financial reporting across the function . Key Responsibilities Group Management Accounts & Close
Own the full month-end close process across all group entities – journals, accruals, prepayments, revenue recognition and intercompany accounting – from first entry to completed management accounts pack.
Produce the monthly consolidated P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with accurate variance analysis and commentary ready for senior review.
Own and maintain the group management accounts model (currently excel-based, with a clear roadmap to full process automation), keeping it robust, well-controlled and clearly documented.
Manage the group consolidation process including intercompany eliminations, minority interests and multi-currency translation.
Meet the close timetable every month across time zones, managing competing priorities independently and escalating risks early with context and a recommended course of action. Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Own all balance sheet reconciliations across group entities – fully supported, clearly evidenced and audit-ready every month, not just at year end.
Ensure every reconciliation is complete and reviewable at any point in the month, with reconciling items identified, owned and resolved promptly.
Use AI tooling to support reconciliation processes – automating matching, flagging anomalies and reducing time spent on manual review. Financial Controls & Risk
Operate with an audit and controls mindset across everything you produce – complete, accurate, clearly evidenced and reviewable by a third party at any point.
Own and manage the period close process – maintaining a clear close checklist, tracking progress across all entities and tasks, ensuring nothing is missed and the timetable is met every month without exception.
Identify and escalate period close risks early – with context, a clear assessment of impact and a recommended course of action, not just a flag.
Take ownership of assigned areas within Modulr's internal control framework, identifying gaps or weaknesses proactively and raising them with recommended remediation.
Ensure source data in NetSuite and upstream systems is accurate, well-documented and consistently maintained.
Support internal and external audit processes, producing well-evidenced responses to queries and ensuring nothing needs rework. Cross-Border & Intercompany Accounting
Own the end-to-end intercompany accounting process across group entities, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded, reconciled and eliminated on consolidation.
Apply working knowledge of cross-border accounting considerations – including transfer pricing, foreign currency accounting and tax implications – across group entity reporting.
Maintain intercompany balances and agreements, flagging inconsistencies and working with the relevant teams to resolve them. Group Regulatory Reporting
Prepare and reconcile regulatory reports, ensuring accurate agreement back to the management accounts and compliance with UK and EU regulatory requirements.
Apply the relevant accounting standards across all reporting outputs, including UK GAAP and/or IFRS, NL GAAP and India GAAP, according to the requirements of each entity.
Respond to regulatory and audit queries accurately and promptly, to a standard that reflects Modulr’s obligations as a regulated entity. Systems, Automation & Process Improvement
Act as a confident and capable user of NetSuite, taking ownership of journal processing, reconciliation workflows and reporting outputs within the system.
Identify and deliver automation of manual reporting and reconciliation tasks using AI tools, Power Automate, NetSuite workflows or equivalent.
Document process improvements and time savings, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement across the Financial Reporting function. Stakeholder Engagement
Engage confidently with finance and non-finance stakeholders across the global business – communicating clearly, managing expectations and raising issues with the right level of context.
Build trusted working relationships with Payment Operations, FP&A, Data and Tech teams to resolve issues at source rather than at close. Team Management
Manage a small team of Financial Accountants, providing day-to-day direction, workload management and support through the close.
Review and take ownership of work produced by the team before it feeds into the group consolidation or goes to senior review – maintaining the same standard you hold for your own output.
Coach and develop team members according to their level – building technical capability in junior staff while stretching more experienced colleagues.
Set clear expectations on quality, timeliness and controls standards, and hold them consistently.
Identify capacity or capability gaps early and flag to the Financial Control leadership team with a recommended plan. Person Specification Essential
Qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA, ICAI or equivalent, with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience.
Proven hands-on experience owning a month-end close end to end – journals, balance sheet reconciliations, group management accounts and intercompany accounting – without close supervision.
Group consolidation experience, including intercompany eliminations, minority interests and multi-currency translation.
Strong working knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS 102) and/or IFRS, NL GAAP and India GAAP, applied in practice.
Advanced Excel skills – able to own and maintain a complex multi-entity group management accounts model.
Genuine controls mindset – understanding of what audit-ready means as a consistent monthly standard, not just at year end.
Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency, cross-border environment with intercompany and basic tax awareness.
Strong NetSuite capability or equivalent ERP experience, with the systems confidence to work independently within a NetSuite-led environment.
Ability to manage competing priorities at pace, independently, aligned to UK business hours and timetables.
Clear, confident communication with both finance and non-finance stakeholders across time zones.Desirable
Experience using AI tools in a finance context – for reconciliation support, process automation, drafting or analysis. Prior experience will be a genuine advantage given Modulr’s active investment in this area.
Experience with Power Automate, NetSuite workflows or similar automation tooling.
Experience in fintech, payments or regulated financial services.
Prior experience working remotely as a trusted counterpart to a UK-based senior finance team. ModInclusion At Modulr, we’re committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds as we believe it’s the right thing for our people, our business
the community we operate in.

Required skills

Financial AccountingAuditRisk ManagementRegulatory ReportingIntercompany AccountingBalance Sheet ReconciliationFinancial ControlsAIAutomation