Looking for a role where you can make a real impact?
Join us and help build the operational backbone that allows Laminar to scale globally, intelligently, and without chaos.
This is not a "keep things ticking over" kind of finance role.
We are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys bringing structure to complexity, improving processes, and building finance operations that are reliable, scalable, and operationally sharp.
At Laminar, your work won't disappear into spreadsheets no one reads.
Your insights, ownership, and ideas will directly influence how we operate and grow as a business.
Read on!
(This is a long write-up, but we like to give people the full picture before they spend time applying.)
The Role Purpose of the role Finance at Laminar is not just about keeping the lights on.
It's about building the operational backbone of a company that is scaling fast, globally, and with high standards.
We are looking for a Finance Operations & Controls Specialist to help us run the engine room of finance: payments, payroll coordination, reconciliations, controls, treasury operations, and finance reporting.
This is an operational role at its core - ideal for someone who enjoys structure, accuracy, ownership, and solving problems.
Someone who notices when numbers don't add up, asks questions, improves workflows, and genuinely cares about doing things properly.
You'll work closely with the People Ops, external accountants, payroll providers, and teams across the business to make sure our finance operations are reliable, scalable, and efficient.
This role is for people who like being hands-on.
Not just reviewing spreadsheets from afar, but actually improving how finance works day to day.
Team Finance at Laminar is much more than reporting numbers and processing payments.
We are building the operational foundation that allows the business to scale globally, responsibly, and sustainably.
Even as a relatively lean team, Finance has a huge impact across the company.
We care deeply about operational discipline, financial stability, strong controls, and creating systems that actually work as we grow.
We are not interested in finance teams that just "keep things ticking over."
We want to build a function that is proactive, data-driven, operationally sharp, and constantly improving.
That means the fundamentals matter a lot here: payments need to be right, payroll needs to run smoothly, reconciliations need to make sense, and financial data needs to be trustworthy.
But beyond that, we want people who challenge inefficient processes, improve workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and help us build a better finance function for the future.
Your 3 top objectives Keep our finance operations accurate, reliable, and running smoothly Strengthen controls, improve processes, and reduce operational friction Help build a scalable finance function that supports global growth Your top responsibilities Own core finance operations – Support payments, treasury activities, payroll coordination, reconciliations, and operational finance processes to ensure everything runs accurately and on time.
Strengthen controls and accuracy – Perform checks, reconciliations, and reviews across financial data and operational workflows.
Investigate inconsistencies, resolve issues proactively, and improve reliability across processes.
Improve systems and workflows – Use Excel and Power Query to structure, clean, analyse, and improve finance data.
Help automate manual tasks and create more scalable ways of working.
Collaborate across the business – Work closely with Finance, People Ops, external accountants, payroll providers, and operational teams to ensure smooth coordination and clear communication.
Take ownership and drive improvement – Operate autonomously, identify inefficiencies, challenge weak processes constructively, and proactively contribute ideas that improve how the function operates.
Your Capabilities You are an operationally-minded finance professional who cares about accuracy, ownership, and building reliable systems.
You enjoy being close to the detail, spotting issues before they become problems, and improving the way things work – not just repeating the same process every month.
You are organised, proactive, comfortable working independently, and naturally curious about how processes, systems, and data can work better together.
Must-Have (The fundamentals) 3–5 years of experience in finance operations, accounting, payroll, treasury, payments, or similar operational finance roles Strong Excel skills and solid Power Query experience Experience working with reconciliations, financial data, and operational controls Strong attention to detail and ability to spot inconsistencies quickly Comfortable taking ownership and operating autonomously Clear communication skills in English Process-improvement mindset – you naturally look for better ways of working Comfortable using AI/tools to improve efficiency and solve problems Nice to Have (If you don't have it now you will after joining) Power BI experience Experience with Xero, Pleo, Wise, or similar finance tools Experience working across multiple countries/entities Experience supporting or improving operational finance processes in scaling businesses Comfortable operating in fast-moving, international environments Laminar isn't the place for you if any of the following is true: You want an easy, chilled-out role without much challenge You like to be the smartest person in the room You don't like continuously receiving honest candid feedback You prefer to do your own thing rather than work with a team Salary and Benefits Standard Stuff Competitive salary dependent on location and capability Paid Annual + statutory Bank Holidays Health Insurance Scheme.
Comprehensive private health coverage – for you and your family.
Because your well-being is our priority Bonus Scheme.
As a permanent member of the team, you'll share in our success.
Our annual bonus is designed to reward both the now and the future – with a flexible mix of cash and high-growth equity that you choose.
Bonuses are discretionary and based on performance Professional body membership.
One fee covered per year – so you can stay connected to your field and develop your craft The Life-Changing Stuff In-house coaching: Regular 1:1 coaching sessions, fully confidential, to help you navigate challenges, build self-awareness, and grow intentionally – professionally and as a human being Flexibility: Getting things done is what really matters, not what time of day you do it.
That means you don't have to ask permission for things like picking up your kids or going to the doctor, just keep your team in the loop if you think they will be affected.
Grow your whole self: Our leaders are more like coaches and one of our main objectives is to give 5 years' worth of learning and development for every 1 year with us.
You have a coach, mentor, well-being therapist and a development-orientated environment: That's literally what our vision is all about and the primary reason Laminar exists.
Be surrounded by the best: We only hire and retain the very best people.
You might be used to being the smartest in the room but that won't be the case in Laminar.
You will be surrounded by people you can learn from.
We are 100% meritocratic so fast progression is the norm.
You will be supported to excel in whichever areas you are most interested in!
With Laminar, development is unbounded Long-term impact: We are focused on solving the biggest issues in construction project delivery in a way that can spread and outlast us #J-*****-Ljbffr