orbital - Financial Control Lead
Requirements
• Qualifications: Qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), ideally with 1 to 3 years of post-qualification experience • Technical accounting expertise: Solid working knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS 102), particularly revenue and cost recognition for a SaaS based business • Cross-border exposure: Familiarity with US state-level compliance and operating across UK/US entities is a plus • Process improvement mindset: Some exposure to improving accounting processes, internal controls, or order-to-cash and month-end workflows, with a genuine appetite to build in a scaling environment • Systems experience: Comfortable working with cloud finance systems (experience with Xero, Rillet, NetSuite, or similar is a plus), with an appetite for process automation • Industry background: An interest in (or exposure to) a high-growth technology environment, ideally cross-border (UK/US) SaaS
Responsibilities
• Define, document, and implement accounting policies under UK GAAP (FRS 102), including revenue and cost recognition for our SaaS contracts, across our software products and services (with secondary alignment to US GAAP for our US entity where required) • Design and embed a rigorous internal control environment, including cost-accounting procedures and reconciliation workflows fit for higher transaction volumes • Map, optimise, and enforce an airtight, end-to-end B2B order-to-cash and billing process, from quote through to cash collection and reconciliation • SYSTEMS, PROCESS & AUTOMATION • Work in partnership with the rest of the finance team for the configuration and enhancement of the full quote-to-cash lifecycle (CRM, billing, revenue recognition, collections, and reporting across HubSpot, and Rillet) to support higher-volume data processing as we scale • Play a central role in our finance system migration from Xero to Rillet (an AI-native ERP), helping configure, embed, and get the most out of the new general ledger • Deploy and manage automated, multi-state US sales tax compliance tools (e.g. Avalara), ensuring seamless integration with core billing engines • Review existing workflows to identify operational bottlenecks, designing automated solutions to eliminate manual interventions across billing and reconciliation cycles • GROUP REPORTING, COMPLIANCE & COMMERCIAL SUPPORT • Help strengthen and accelerate the month-end close, including monthly group consolidations and variance analysis • Assist with cross-border statutory compliance, including US multi-state sales tax, the UK R&D tax credit application process, and US corporate tax requirements • Support year-end group and regional external audit processes • Partner with the People and RevOps teams to ensure the headcount, payroll, and billing data feeding finance is accurate and consistent
Benefits
• You prefer maintaining steady-state processes. This is a build mandate: the role is about creating infrastructure, not running BAU • You need detailed briefs to get started. We need someone who takes the initiative to understand priorities and act on them. • Large, established companies are more your speed. We're a Series B scaleup, so things change, processes are still being built, and comfort with ambiguity is essential • Real ownership from day one: this is a builder role, not a maintenance one • Operate at the intersection of law, AI, and high-growth SaaS • Build on a modern, AI-native finance stack (Rillet & Ramp) rather than legacy tooling • Genuine momentum: $60m Series B, doubling headcount, expanding across two continents • Build the finance infrastructure that scales the company, so your work compounds for years • Join a smart, collaborative, and ambitious team that values impact over hierarchy • 🔒 Security is everyone’s responsibility at Orbital. We ask all team members to follow our security policies, complete regular awareness training, and handle sensitive data with care in line with ISO 27001 standards. Spot something unusual? Reporting risks or incidents quickly helps us maintain the strong culture of security and compliance we all depend on. • 💡 At Orbital, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We especially welcome applications from people who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, or if the right role isn’t listed yet, we’d still love to hear from you. • 💰 This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on several factors, which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and business requirements.
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