Finance Business Partner, UK

About this role

ABOUT AUROR

At Auror, we’re empowering the retail industry to tackle theft and Organised Retail Crime, a $150 Billion problem globally. It’s high volume crime that’s increasingly organised in nature and is putting people, retailers, and communities at risk every day.

Founded in New Zealand 12 years ago, we’re working with some of the best and largest retailers in the world across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Auror is connecting people and intelligence to reduce crime. We’re using technology for good.

Our mission is clear: reduce violent retail crime by 50% in 5 years. It's an ambitious goal - and one we believe is achievable. In partnership with our leading retail partners, we need people with the passion, determination, and innovation required to overcome one of the world's largest problems. If you’re looking to make a difference with and for the people dedicated to stopping crime, for good, then we want you on our team.

We're also embracing the potential of AI to supercharge our impact - whether that's enhancing the way we detect trends, support our customers, or improve internal workflows. As a company, we're committed to responsibly incorporating AI into how we work and what we build, and we encourage all Aurors to be curious about how AI can elevate their work, regardless of role or function.

THE ROLE

As our Finance Business Partner, you’ll play a critical role in delivering accurate, insightful, and meaningful financial information that drives decision-making and supports Auror’s growth across the United Kingdom and Europe.

You’ll own the financial reporting cycle for the UK region, ensuring the integrity of numbers and bringing them to life through thoughtful analysis and clear storytelling. You’ll also lead key operational finance processes, drive ongoing transformation initiatives, and act as a strategic finance partner to business leaders, providing commercial insight, challenging assumptions, and influencing decision-making.

You’ll be an experienced and highly trusted team player whose impact extends beyond day-to-day execution. You’ll help shape how the finance team operates, influence cross-functional decision-making and drive improvements that enable the broader business to scale effectively.

You’ll work closely with stakeholders across global Finance and the wider business, building trusted relationships and providing the insight that underpins decisions. You’ll thrive in an environment that values ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and strategic thinking.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Taking ownership of reporting across the UK region, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. Preparing variance analyses and commentary that connect financial results to business performance.

- Maintaining reconciliations, journals, and compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, and IFRS reporting requirements.

- Partnering with stakeholders to explain financial results, challenge assumptions, and identify opportunities for improvement. Developing and maintaining financial reports and dashboards that drive visibility and accountability across the business.

- Identifying and managing financial and operational risks, ensuring high standards of accuracy, governance, and compliance across the region, including leading the establishment of core operational processes for new European markets.

- Owning UK tax and audit compliance, including leading UK audit process, annual corporate tax filings, VAT requirements and ensuring intercompany activity aligns with Auror’s transfer pricing policy.

- Payroll compliance, ensuring timely and accurate pay processing while adhering to required statutory and reporting requirements.

- Leading forecasting and planning cycles for the UK region, helping teams plan effectively and make informed commercial decisions.

- Owning AP and AR processes for the UK region, ensuring timely and accurate invoice processing, strong vendor & customer management, effective controls, and proactive visibility over cashflow impacts including FX and risk considerations.

- Leading finance transformation initiatives, including automation, process simplification, AI-enabled process improvements, and system enhancements.

- Supporting cross-functional initiatives and strategic projects, helping align finance operations with Auror’s broader growth objectives across UK and Europe and contributing to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing finance culture.

- Lead the finance workstream for expansion into new markets in Europe - preparing financial forecasts, considering risks, required processes and compliance obligations

- Proactively identify and escalate risks before they become problems, bringing analysis and a recommended course of action.

THIS ROLE REPORTS TO ABBY APTER https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-apter-8a043a3a/, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, NA.

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I joined Auror in January, excited by the significant growth opportunities unfolding in North America. My experience spans a variety of company sizes and stages, so it is exciting to be building processes and directly contributing to the success of our team and the broader business. The Auror team is exceptional; they are genuine people who are passionate about their work and, more importantly, how they collaborate. Outside of work, I'm busy chasing my young son, heading up to the mountains to ski, enjoying the Denver sunshine while gardening, and fitting in Peloton workouts to balance out my love for sweets.

REQUIREMENTS

You’re a technically strong accountant with a passion for transforming numbers into insights that matter. You’re detail-oriented and dependable, yet curious about the bigger picture - how financial performance connects to Auror’s mission, strategy, and growth.

You’re comfortable operating autonomously in a fast-paced environment…