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full-timeFinance Manager
Nous · London
About Nous Nous is an AI agent that takes some of the load of life; making good decisions and acting for our users in areas where they’re not the experts or aren’t paying enough attention. We've started with optimising bills, where we're already saving households thousands, and are now expanding into new categories. Similar to how Amazon picked books as its first category and grew from there. We’re growing fast, and it's working. 20x YoY growth makes us one of the fastest scaling startups in the UK. And NPS of +70 (higher than Apple) shows that our users love it. We've just launched two more novel new products (on top of our existing bill optimisation). Insurance: we're the first to get the regulatory approval and build the tech to actually do the full insurance discovery and purchase journey as an agent for the user (not just give them a link to the best deal). Subscription management: lots of companies use Open Banking to draw pretty graphs – we're the first to use it to actively save people money starting by cancelling unwanted subscriptions for them. It would be easy to look at this and think we've got it all figured out. But we've only scratched the surface; our ambitions are SO much higher. We’re building a new category of product which is hard, so we’ve stacked the deck in our favour: an experienced founding team with multiple exits, and investors including the founders of Monzo, Wise, Booking.com , lastminute.com , Onfido, Funding Circle, Tide, Habito and more. Still - the problems we’re solving are hard . ‘Talk is cheap’ applies to agents too. To have REAL impact, agents need to break out of the sandbox and take action in the real world where there are consequences. This means solving all the hard, thorny, interesting, frustrating problems the real world has to offer. About the role This is a rare opportunity for exceptional mid-career talent to learn under an outstanding Head of Finance inside one of the UK's fastest-growing consumer-tech businesses. It's deliberately hands-on and technical. You'll own the day-to-day engine room of finance, from high-volume reconciliations through to month-end, while helping to design the controls, systems and automation that let Nous scale with near-zero defects. This is not a routine finance role. Because of the innovative nature of our business model, many of the problems you'll face require confident first-principles thinking rather than a ready-made playbook. It's a genuine controller-track opportunity: get this right and the path to Financial Controller and beyond is clear. Key responsibilities Own the high-volume reconciliations that sit at the heart of the business, ensuring customer, supplier and provider transactions reconcile cleanly and accurately as customers move between providers. Manage the invoicing cycle across the supplier and provider base, keeping it accurate, timely and well controlled. Take ownership of finance operations end to end, including customer payments, provider payouts, supplier fees and other regular payments. Build automation into finance workflows using modern data and AI tooling, driving speed, accuracy and scale as volumes grow. Maintain consistent, up-to-date and accurate financial records — being the go-to person on the historical financial source of truth, enabling clear visibility into performance. Lead the month-end close and prepare timely, accurate management accounts the leadership team can rely on. Design and embed financial controls across payments, approvals and vendor management, building a robust control environment from the ground up. Prepare the business for, and help lead it through, its first external audit. Partner with engineering, product and go-to-market teams to design low-touch, automated finance processes, particularly around reconciliation and data capture. Provide the finance foundations that support Nous's geographic and product expansion. Support the Head of Finance on investor reporting and the reporting infrastructure that underpins it. About you We expect strong candidates to come from one of two backgrounds: Practice first-movers. Exceptional talent making a first move from practice — ideally Big 4 (Audit, CFO Advisory or equivalent), or experience from another firm auditing high-growth tech businesses — who want to move into a high-calibre, hands-on industry role. Industry high-performers. High-calibre candidates already in industry who want a controller-track role in a rapidly growing company. Whichever route you come from, you'll have around five years or more of experience and a genuine track record of high performance. You're likely to have a STEM or otherwise analytical background or degree. Above all, you genuinely love accounting — not as a means to an end, but as a craft you find satisfying and want to master. You're high-agency and thrive in a fast-moving, high-bar, technical environment. You're comfortable in the detail, energised by problems that don't yet have a playbook, take pride
| Role | Finance Manager |
|---|---|
| Company | Nous |
| Location | London |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 1ApplicationSubmit your resume through the apply link.
- 2ScreeningRecruiter reviews your background against the role.
- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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