Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Pandas | Athens, Greece (hybrid)

Pandas is the AI-powered experience layer in device circularity. Our KYD™ platform does for devices what KYC did for banks: specialist AI agents grade every component, delivering the same result every time. We power customer-led journeys across retail, web, and in-app for trade-in, device protection, and claim validation, with no queues, no friction, and no app downloads. Our platform is deployed with tier-1 mobile operators and major retailers across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia.

We’re hiring a Financial Controller to own finance at Pandas. You’ll decide how the function runs, keep it accurate and compliant, and work closely with our BI, Customer Success, and C-level teams. You’ll have a seat in the decisions that matter: where Pandas spends, where it grows, and what the numbers say we should do next. This is a role with real ownership and real influence.

The role

Planning, reporting, and insight

Own the annual budget and long-term financial plan

Work with department heads to build their budgets and keep them on track through the year

Run scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis, turn the results into strategic recommendations

Produce monthly and quarterly reporting for investors and the board, partnering with Data & BI on dashboards

Track burn rate and runway, flag problems early

Use AI-driven tools to improve forecasting and spot trends

Cash, treasury, and capital

Build and maintain short- and long-term cash flow forecasts

Run collections and treasury across entities: liquidity planning, cash optimisation

Maintain the cap table and support equity and investor matters, including option grants, investor reporting, and finance readiness for future raises

Multi-entity finance and compliance

Own finance across the group’s international entities, keep each one accurate and audit-ready

Manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and transfer pricing

Prepare consolidated group reporting

Design and run internal financial controls

Handle tax, payroll, and statutory compliance in every jurisdiction, working with external auditors and tax advisors

Be the internal point of contact on finance-related legal, contractual, and vendor matters

International payroll and daily operations

Run payroll across multiple countries: accurate, on time, compliant, with local providers managed

Own AP and AR, invoice payments, reconciliations, and employee reimbursements

Evaluate and bring in AI-powered tools for invoicing, expense management, and consolidation

Who this is for

5–8 years in finance, accounting, or FP&A

Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

Strong command of Greek and UK tax, payroll, and accounting standards

Experience owning finance across multiple international entities, including intercompany accounting and consolidation

Hands-on international payroll experience across multiple countries

Comfortable in a lean startup or scale-up environment

Fluent with AI-powered finance tools and keen to adopt new ones

High integrity, dependable, strong ownership mindset. Someone Pandas can trust to run finance independently

Clear communicator, comfortable with senior stakeholders and the investor community

Nice to have

CPA/ACCA, or a Master’s in a relevant field

Experience through a funding round, audit, or standing up finance in a scaling company

Track record implementing finance systems or process automation

Setup

Based in Athens, Greece. Hybrid: mix of home and our Athens office

Pandas is headquartered in London, UK and Athens, Greece

Competitive base plus performance incentive and long-term growth potential

Reports to the COO