Thorough Financial Controller

This is not your typical back-office job for an international company.

This is a fast-paced role in a dynamic organization, where you will work with a great team of professionals, make a real impact, and grow both professionally and personally.

As a key member of our small but ambitious Finance Team, you’ll help fuel our growth trajectory by building a resilient and financially stable organization.

We’re searching for a Thorough Financial Controller to take our accounting and compliance to the next level in a global environment, while also delivering valuable reporting and insights that will drive decision-making.

We would be a perfect match if you thrive on precision, enjoy solving financial complexities, and want to see your work directly shape business decisions!

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We are Laminar Projects!

We are an award-winning consultancy that implements technology to improve the delivery of complex construction projects. Improving construction strengthens the very foundation of human civilisation. (Watch our short film about it)

We also have a separate product team, Shape Construction, that takes a deep understanding of the projects we work on to develop construction management software products.

The core of all this is our true secret sauce; people. We only recruit kind and authentic people who are fast learners. We are deeply focused on designing a new type of place that is optimized for the flourishing of the people in the team first and foremost. This approach has allowed us to grow from just 2 people in 2017 to over 200 today and we are still very much at the beginning! Joining us isn’t just some “job”, we challenge you to be your best self in all aspects of life.

Our vision is designed to align how we operate with the fundamental aspects that enable anyone to have a fulfilled life:

·        Connects us with meaningful relationships

·        Inspires us to develop ourselves to become better humans

·        Empowers us to pursue our own learning adventures

4 core values for a good life

We believe a life of human flourishing is all about meaningful relationships with others and challenging yourself to create a positive impact. Our four core values are grow yourself, care about people, execute to greatness and build civilisation. This philosophy goes much deeper and you can see more on our website.

We are achieving this vision through the following two missions: 

1.      To fully digitise the construction of human civilisation

2.      To create a new type of organisation that enables human flourishing while delivering a huge positive impact on society

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The Role

Purpose of the role

As a thorough Financial Controller, you will be a pivotal member of the Finance Team.

You will sit at the intersection of accounting and financial reporting, with growing exposure to FP&A, bridging the gap between these areas and expanding our approach beyond traditional accounting.

This generalist approach allows for a holistic view of the organization, making this role a key part in ensuring financial accuracy and compliance, supporting decision-making and improving financial processes across the organization.

Team

Despite being a small and recent team in the organization, the Finance team doesn’t shy away from creating a massive and positive business impact.

While our priority is financial stability and being fully compliant in the countries we operate, we always push for innovative ways of influencing top-level decision-making and funding our growth.    

Your top 4 objectives

·        Manage our financial accounts, ensuring accounting and tax compliance  

·        Ensure we have insightful financial reporting

·        Push for automation and process improvement 

·        To develop yourself and everyone around you   

Your top 5 responsibilities

·        Accounting/Compliance: You’ll be having conversations with our external accountants. You’ll make sure our accounts are up to the highest standards, are accurate and that we are compliant with tax authorities globally.   

·        Financial Reporting Support: Assist in the preparation of financial reports to support decision-making.

·        Process Improvement: Continuously seek ways to streamline finance processes, enhance efficiency, and implement best practices that strengthen financial stability and the effectiveness of the finance team.

·        Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments, such as consulting and other business service teams to ensure alignment and address any issues or concerns that may arise.

·        Develop everyone: Maximise the development of our team, personally and professionally, while also developing yourself.

Your Capabilities

You will be a detail-oriented finance prodigy, spotting inaccuracies, and pushing for best practices and financial stability, while carrying strong numerical skills and a pragmatic approach that are essential for success in this role.

While you will have support from the team, you will be expected to take ownership of tasks, manage priorities independently, and proactively solve problems.

As a candidate, you should have:

Must-Have (The fundamentals)

o   Mastery: 2-3 years background in Accounting. Excellent Excel skills  

o   Communication: Precise and structured communicator both written and verbal in English   

o   Leadership: A kind approach to dealing with people, contributing to the development of others  

o   Impact: A track record of making organisations better beyond just doing the basics, while showing a high degree of autonomy and proactivity. 

Nice to Have (If you don’t have it now you will after joining)

o   Mastery: Strong capability in data management and analytics tools, like PowerBI. Certified Public Accountant

o   Communication: Ability to translate data into compelling stories that inspire action and drive meaningful change

o   Leadership: A proven leader/coach/developer of teams

o   Impact: A strategic mindset, managing to zoom out and understand the business principles, strategy, and how the team can contribute to it.

Laminar isn’t the place for you if any of the following is true:

o   You want an easy, chilled-out role without much challenge

o   You are uncomfortable with fast-changing priorities

o   You need a highly structured and rigid workflows to thrive

o   You don’t like continuously receiving honest candid feedback

o   You prefer to do your own thing rather than work with a team

At Laminar we value diverse experiences and perspectives, empowering each member to contribute their unique expertise towards our collective success, so if you don’t think you meet all the criteria but still are excited about this role we encourage you to apply anyways!

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Salary and Benefits

Standard Stuff

·        Competitive salary dependent on location and capability

·        Paid Annual Leave 25 days + statutory Bank Holidays

·        Private health insurance

·        Discretionary bonus scheme for all team members.

·        All required travel costs outside of your local area are covered

The Life-Changing Stuff

·        Flexibility: Getting things done is what really matters, not what time of day you do it. That means you don’t have to ask permission for things like picking up your kids or going to the doctor, just keep your team in the loop if you think they will be affected.

·        Grow your whole self: Our leaders are more like coaches and one of our main objectives is to give 5 years’ worth of learning and development for every 1 year with us. You have a coach, mentor, well-being therapist and a development-orientated environment: That’s literally what our vision is all about and the primary reason Laminar exists.

·        Be surrounded by the best: We only hire and retain the very best people. You might be used to being the smartest in the room but that won’t be the case in Laminar. You will be surrounded by people you can learn from. We are 100% meritocratic so fast progression is the norm. You will be supported to excel in whichever areas you are most interested in! With Laminar, development is unbounded

·        Long-term impact: We are focused on solving the biggest issues in construction project delivery in a way that can spread and outlast us

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Application

We get thousands of applications so please write us a letter as part of your application explaining:

·        Why do you want to join us? 

·        If you joined, where do you think you could make the most impact and how?

We aren't a giant faceless corporation; we really care about the people who want to join our team, so our key leaders will read all applications thoroughly.

In terms of application, we usually start with an intro call to tell you what we are all about in a casual conversation. That helps you to know us a bit better and tell us a bit about yourself.