
Head of Finance
The last two decades have seen an explosion in new payment services - from digital wallets, mobile payments, and open banking, to Buy Now Pay Later and crypto. Great for consumers! But, incredibly complex for merchants and developers. That’s where Primer comes in.
Primer is the world's first automation platform for payments. With Primer, merchants and developers have all the underlying infrastructure and "lego blocks" they need to build the best buying experiences for their customers. Any developer can build a connection on Primer; merchants then simply 'click and connect' to the services they need to build their desired payment flows within their Primer dashboard.
Since starting in January 2020, we've raised funding from top tier investors including Accel, Balderton and Iconiq. Our all-star team from across the world of payments and fintech includes ex Braintree-PayPal, Stripe, Checkout, Tink, Recurly, TrueLayer, Paddle, Plaid, Kount and more - come and join us!
Primer is looking for a Head of Finance / CFO, reporting to our co-founders and supporting business growth globally. You'll take on any challenge thrown your way to make this happen. You'll have scaled finance and accounting teams in a high growth environment, and be seasoned and strategic. You'll bring passion, enthusiasm, energy and honesty into the role.
What will the role involve?
Prepare and maintain operating budgets, accounting and manage the cash flow of the company, ensuring it has the appropriate treasury controls
Design, implement and oversee a comprehensive financial strategy to support business growth goals, and regulatory requirements, ensuring all accounting activities comply with financial regulations
Responsible for end to end leadership of the finance function, including full P&L accountability
Communicate effectively as a key member of the senior leadership team, actively managing collaterals for the founders, the Board and external investors
Help to assess and evaluate strategic growth opportunities for the business
Create and own financial and tax strategy
Oversight of budgeting activities and collaborating with cross-functionals on revenue forecasting and planning cycles within the organization
Work with external accountants, financial auditors to ensure smooth completion of company audits
Ensure legal compliance on all financial functions
Evaluate, design and manage infrastructure of finance tools and reporting capabilities
What are we looking for?
Extensive and proven experience in finance leadership roles (ideally in rapidly scaling organizations), experience within fintech or payment is a distinct advantage
Fully qualified in any of the following relevant certifications - CFA/CPA/ACA/ACCA
Strong generalist with P&L accountability for over £100m turnover
Highly commercial individual with credibility at Board level
Track record of building and leading high performing finance/accounting functions
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills at all levels of the business
High-level of integrity, initiative, perseverance and leadership skills
Experienced in managing early and late fundraising rounds
Previous experience with cross-border expansion and M&A activity is highly desirable
The way we work is different at Primer
Our culture is about removing the roadblocks to doing your best work. We focus on taking initiative, letting the best ideas win, and valuing output over anything else.
Underpinning all of this is our 'trust by default'. You’ll work remotely, wherever works best for you, have unlimited coworking access, unlimited time off, no company spending approvals, regular whole company retreats, team workations, and open access to people across the company.
We find the best thinking and work come from removing limiting assumptions. So, one of our favourite approaches to solving problems is simply: If anything is possible, then what will you do?
Our benefits:
100% remote working - work from anywhere you like, however you like 🌍
Competitive share options 📈
Unlimited holiday ✈️
Co-working space access 🗣
Team socials - quarterly workations, annual company retreats and virtual events 🥳
Laptop, screens and accessories of your choosing! 🖥
Additional £500 towards your home office setup 🪴
Unlimited learning budget 🧠
Medical insurance via SafetyWings 🩺
Location-specific benefits - pension, 401k, health insurance etc.
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