Financial Accountant

🚀 About the Team

Join Wakam’s high-performing Finance team — the strategic engine powering our continued growth and innovation. We're more than number crunchers: we’re partners in progress, shaping the financial future of our business through insightful analysis, robust reporting, and smart financial governance.

Based in the UK and working closely with our Paris HQ, we’re committed to driving operational excellence, supporting bold business decisions, and helping Wakam scale sustainably across markets.

🎯 Your Mission

As a key member of our Finance team, you will:

• Deliver accurate and timely financial and management reporting for both our UK operations and Wakam Group.

• Ensure full compliance with regulatory and internal financial standards.

• Collaborate seamlessly with our Group Reporting team in France.

• Transform complex financial data into actionable insights for senior stakeholders.

• Challenge the status quo — identify risks, spot inefficiencies, and propose smarter ways of working.

• Drive continuous improvement through the optimisation of processes and internal controls.

• Support the implementation of best-in-class financial procedures.

• Present strategic recommendations and insights to management to support decision-making.

• Foster strong relationships across departments and with external partners.

🧠 What You Bring

• Recently qualified ACCA, ACA or equivalent, ideally with experience in the insurance industry.

• Solid grasp of UK GAAP and familiarity with MGA/Broker models.

• Skilled in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

• Proven experience in cash flow management, regulatory reporting, and risk controls.

• Deep understanding of financial frameworks and compliance within insurance.

• Ability to develop, implement, and enhance accounting policies and processes.

• Strong communicator — able to translate financials into clear, digestible insights.

• A proactive mindset with a passion for solving complex problems.

✨ Who You Are

• Driven, detail-oriented, and adaptable — you bring energy and accountability to your work.

• You approach challenges with confidence and curiosity, always seeking better ways forward.

• You thrive in fast-paced environments and are comfortable with change.

• Collaborative and inclusive — you work well across cultures and functions.

• Structured but flexible — you know when to lead, when to listen, and how to influence.

• Open to feedback, with a growth mindset and a commitment to excellence.

• You act with integrity, always keeping quality, ethics, and transparency front of mind.

🌟 Why Join Wakam?

At Wakam, we’re redefining insurance with transparency, tech, and purpose at the core of everything we do. You’ll be part of a bold, agile, and truly international company where your ideas count, your voice is heard, and your development is actively supported.

This position can be based either in our London office (hybrid model) or fully remote within the United Kingdom. Please note: remote work from outside the UK is not possible for this role.

• Flexible working to support a healthy work-life balance

• A culture that values innovation, ownership, and collaboration

• The opportunity to make a real impact on the future of insurance

Ready to make a difference? Let’s shape the future of finance together.

🏆 Hiring Process

We aim to keep the process transparent, engaging, and efficient. Here’s what to expect:

1. Interview with our People team to get to know you and answer your initial questions

2. Technical interview with our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to assess your expertise and approach

3. Team interview with two Finance team members to explore collaboration and working styles

4. Final in-person meeting at our London office with our Head of People and CFO, focused on values alignment and long-term fit at Wakam

Recruitment Agencies:

Wakam has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Wakam does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.

Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact our managers directly.