Senior Financial Manager / Controller

Sedna develops and operates software to enable shipping professionals to make the right decisions quickly. Backed by the world’s leading software investors we now have thousands of users worldwide using Sedna to power their most important work - and it’s our people that make that happen.

We’re looking for a Senior Financial Manager to join our finance team in London or Cape Town.

This is a management level role, reporting directly to the CFO and is best suited to someone who combines technical skills, drive, problem-solving, ownership, humility, curiosity and good interpersonal skills.

• Work closely with company leadership and the CFO to manage the company’s global accounting, tax, financial operations and compliance functions.
• Lead the team that is responsible for our global financial operations and the record to report process
• Be part of integrating new businesses, product lines and international offices
• Ensure effective and compliant financial operations and close processes
• Be responsible for global tax processes, including indirect taxes and transfer pricing
• Improve our financial controls and processes
• Prepare and implement technical accounting matters under IFRS
• Manage key stakeholder relationships and remittances including government remittances, insurance and compliance partners.
• Manage external audits including international and group audits
• Be a trusted business partner and advisor to other departments
• Design, implement and maintain improvements to the company’s financial reporting systems including software implementations
• Prepare and review key internal and external financial reports
• Be responsible for and drive key finance projects to completion

• Big 4 background or similar experience
• Be hands-on, able to mix driving projects through to completion, with empowering and building out a team that is highly accountable.
• Prior experience with multi-entity financial audits in software, retail, manufacturing or similar
• Experience working with IFRS or US GAAP
• Professional qualification [CA(SA), ACA ICAEW or similar]
• Ambitious, intellectually curious and motivated to be part of building and scaling a global software company
• Humble, low-ego and able to build trusted working relationships cross-functionally

• Flexible working hours / hybrid working
• Competitive salary + employee options
• Private health care 
• Learning and Development benefits
• Gym Membership
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension
• Contribution towards internet

Finally, culture is important to us, so we also look for candidates who share our values:

• We don’t just adapt-we anticipate change and act with confidence.
• Curiosity, data, and customer insights help us stay ahead of the curve.
• We embrace challenges as opportunities and remain resilient under pressure.
• By staying open to new ideas and ways of working, we lead the future.

• We turn strategy into action, delivering measurable results that matter.
• Every initiative counts-discipline and ownership drive business impact.
• We make smart decisions with speed, balancing pace and precision.
• Clear priorities keep us focused on what moves the needle.

• Collaboration is our superpower-we succeed as one team, internally and with customers.
• We co-create solutions, seek feedback, and build the future of the OS together.
• Strong relationships are built on trust, respect, and shared goals. 
• By aligning across teams and with customers, we unlock greater impact.

Sedna is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds, race, ethnicity, ability, neurodivergence, age, sexual orientation and gender to apply. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make our process more inclusive for you.