About the role

Finance Manager responsible for financial operations including budgeting, compliance, and reporting at HyperDev, focusing on education technology and startup growth.

Responsibilities

Modelling expenses and revenues to help forecast the company's P&L and cash-in-bank on a monthly and annual basis.
Analysing business data to provide feedback on operational performance, optimising costs and planning revenue growth.
Identifying areas of improvement to make financial reporting more useful and actionable for strategy-setting.
Preparing regular operational cash flow forecasts
Drafting the financial information for R&D tax credit submissions
Analyse and review data submissions to local and national authorities
Monitoring KPIs to identify trends and provide recommendations for improvements
Establish benchmarks for financial processes
Analyse processes to identify gaps that can improve profit margins
Support in preparing for and meeting statutory, regulatory and investor reporting requirements.
Supporting the annual financial audit and preparing the annual accounts
Submitting annual returns for UK and SA companies
Preparing Company tax computations
Conducting internal audit reviews and risk analyses
Researching finance and statutory requirements in new markets
Studying industry-specific business trends and research data
Assisting with due diligence for investment and/or M&A activities
Explore investment opportunities

**Minimum Requirements:**
CA/ACCA qualification
At least 4 years of financial reporting experience
Experience and understanding of UK tax requirements
Experience and understanding of applicable financial standards, regulations and compliance requirements
Exceptional attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
High level of planning and organisation skills
Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information
Extensive experience creating and maintaining financial models
Proven knowledge of financial forecasting and diagnosis, corporate finance, and information analysis.
****Preferred:**
Experience using Xero or an equivalent accounting system
Exposure to US accounting and tax practices
Experience in carrying out due diligence and M&A activities
At least 2 years of experience managing a team
Prior experience in the tech or education industries.

**Remote-first with hybrid flexibility**
We’re a remote-first team with the option for hybrid work depending on your location and preferences. While our roots are in Southern Africa, we’re building a distributed team and welcome applicants globally. Work from wherever you do your best work, and collaborate across time zones with a team that values autonomy and trust.
**Learn and grow while building the future**
We believe in continuous learning. As part of the wider HyperionDev ecosystem, you’ll have access to our coding bootcamps and technical training, whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or explore new ones.
**A global mission, backed by real impact**
Join an ambitious new venture within one of the most established names in developer education. At HyperDev, you’ll work with former OpenAI researchers, engineers from top gaming studios, and a leadership team with deep experience across AI, edtech, and product scaling.
**Work that matters**
We’re building tools to radically improve how developers code, learn, and grow, and to make these tools accessible to learners worldwide. Your work won’t just push technical boundaries, it’ll empower thousands of people to break into life-changing tech careers.