Financial Controller

‘1 in 3 fish harvested from our oceans is wasted. We want to fix that!’

🔭 Our vision

At Rooser, we’re changing the seafood industry by tackling one of its biggest challenges—waste. Our mission is to eliminate seafood waste by building the world’s first dedicated platform, connecting processors and wholesalers seamlessly to create a more simple and efficient way to trade.

By increasing transparency and providing certainty, we’re focused on ensuring seafood moves faster, smarter, and always makes it onto someone's plate.

Backed by leading investors like Index Ventures, Google Ventures and Point Nine Capital, we’re growing fast and need passionate, driven people to help us make this vision a reality. If you’re ready to make a splash, we’d love to have you on board!

🏅 What we value

Rooser was founded on the idea that we should leave the planet in a better way than it was given to us. We want to work with people who have the same values we do.

• ⚓️ Leave your ego in the harbour - a high-performance crew functions on passion, not egos.

• ✊ Respect your crew mates - customers, crew mates and co-investors, you need each other, act like it.

• 🛳  You’re the skipper - we all own a part of Rooser and act like it.

• 🐟  Relentless like a salmon - we’re ready to swim against the current, focus on the goal and get it done.

Candidate Hub

• For more information about our mission, values and interview processes, head over to our ➡️ Candidate Hub.

🧭 The Mission

We’re looking for a group-level  Finance Controller to improve Rooser’s financial reporting and internal processes to scale the company effectively.

This is a senior position within the Finance team, and will have ownership of reporting and audit requirements for our UK and French entities, leading on technical accounting issues, transfer pricing, tax, and treasury to start.

You will ensure the smooth operation of our financial processes while continuously seeking improvements in our systems and reporting. We need a hands-on leader who thinks strategically and is always looking for ways to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, both now and in the future.

🚢 What will you be doing?

• Own financial reporting: oversee the preparation of financial reports for internal and external stakeholders, and continuously improve the month-end close process to support the company's rapid growth.

• Manage key relationships supporting the finance function, including outsourced accountants and payment solution providers, and work cross-functionally with every part of the business, including the leadership team.

• Lead on technical accounting matters: be a source of knowledge on technical matters such as revenue recognition, and advise leadership on accounting implications of current operations and future plans.

• Manage tax and compliance, such as managing audits and ensuring all statutory reporting deadlines (accounts, corporation tax, annual payroll-related returns, etc) are met for both our French and UK entities.

• Drive continuous streamlining of finance operations and systems to maximise efficiency and ensure the company's ability to scale to 5x the transaction volume.

🎣 This role will be a great catch for you if…

• You hold a professional qualification (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) and have 10+ years of experience in public practice and high-growth industry settings.

• You’re a finance professional who thrives on versatility and brings deep expertise in finance operations, controls, and systems.

• You’re hands-on and detail-oriented, with a talent for translating data into actionable insights.

• You're motivated by taking ownership of challenges, like building robust reporting infrastructure or managing key partnerships with external providers and internal stakeholders. 

🦐 This role won’t be a great catch for you if…

• You are uncomfortable with rapid change and ambiguity as the business scales. You prefer a steady-state environment over a constantly evolving one.

• You’re not excited by the startup environment where creating and running processes yourself are essential.

• Our mission to eliminate seafood waste doesn’t resonate with you. You don’t need to be a seafood enthusiast but we do need people committed to building this business and making a positive difference to an entire industry.

🧁 What’s in it for you?

Aside from playing a crucial role in our mission to eliminate the world’s seafood waste, you’ll get…

• Stock options that give you a share in the future success of Rooser.

• Benefits package that includes access to private health insurance, income protection, life insurance and employee assistance programmes.

• Flexible working that provides a combination of remote working and face-to-face collaboration in our modern office spaces (3 days a week in the office).

• Work from anywhere opportunities for up to 30 days per year.