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Salary: BGN 35,200 - 44,000 / annual
Tide is a fintech platform serving SMEs across the UK, India, Germany, and France with business banking and administrative solutions. The company has over 2 million members globally, has raised over $300 million in funding, and employs 3,000 people across offices in London, Sofia, Belgrade, Bucharest, Vilnius, Hyderabad, Gurugram, New Delhi, Berlin, Paris, and Luxembourg.
The Senior Financial Controller will support the EU Head of Finance in building and managing Tide Platform SA's core finance function. This is a hands-on role requiring strong ownership and the ability to operate effectively in a lean, regulated, and fast-growing business.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead the end-to-end accounting cycle and financial close under Lux GAAP and UK GAAP, ensuring complete accuracy, balance sheet integrity, and alignment with Group reporting requirements
- Maintain strong balance sheet controls with monthly substantiation
- Establish robust financial controls and standard operating procedures tailored to a regulated Payment Institution, working closely with Risk, Compliance, and Internal Controls teams
- Represent the finance team at the Risk and Compliance Committee
- Collate financial data for corporation tax preparation ensuring compliance with tax legislation
- Oversee external service providers, directly managing relationships with local fiduciaries, tax advisers, and statutory auditors to ensure smooth audits with zero material findings
- Manage multi-jurisdictional EU tax compliance, ensuring accurate and timely corporate income tax, VAT, and withholding tax filings across operating markets
- Drive process automation and operational scalability, identifying manual accounting bottlenecks and optimizing financial workflows and system usage (including SAP)
Tide operates a flexible workplace model supporting both in-person and remote work, with offices designed as hubs for innovation and team-building. The company emphasizes diversity and inclusion, with recognition as a Great Place to Work for three consecutive years and among India's Top 50 Best Workplaces in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance in 2026.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of finance experience managing end-to-end accounting, month/year-end close, Statutory GAAP reporting, and Statutory Audits in regulated financial services or fintech
- Strong technical accounting capability with knowledge of Statutory GAAPs (UK GAAP and IFRS preferred) alongside hands-on SAP experience
- Service provider management experience directly leading relationships with external auditors, fiduciaries, tax advisers, and professional service providers
- Hands-on process builder who thrives in a fast-paced, lean environment by building scalable controls, SOPs, and automated finance workflows from scratch
- High ownership and autonomy with strong commercial judgment, high attention to detail, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
- Meticulous attention to detail
