motorway - Head of Financial Control

• Own the integrity of Motorway’s numbers: month-end and year-end close, management accounts and IFRS statutory accounts, and the reconciliations and reviews behind them, so the exec team and board can rely on them without question • Set and own the control environment: financial controls, policies and delegated authorities that scale with the business, hold up to audit and keep us diligence-ready for any future transaction • Own tax and regulatory compliance end to end: corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, R&D relief and Companies House filings, our relationship with HMRC, and the tax treatment of new products and commercial structures before they launch • Lead the audit and adviser relationships: plan and run the annual audit, and manage external accountants, tax and legal advisers • Own treasury and cash: cash flow forecasting, working capital, banking relationships and payment controls, and the cash impact of commercial and operational decisions • Be accountable for the end-to-end payments, receivables and payroll cycle, setting the standards and controls the team runs to • Own NetSuite and the finance systems stack, and lead the move to an automated, AI-native finance function • Lead and develop the team: hiring, coaching, performance and succession across managers and individual contributors