ZOE is combining scientific research at a scale never before imagined and cutting-edge AI to improve the health of millions.

Created by the world’s top scientists, our personalised nutrition program is radically reimagining a fundamental human need – eating well for your own body. Currently available in the US and the UK, having generated a waitlist of over 300,000, ZOE is already helping tens of thousands of ZOE members adopt healthier habits and achieve their goals.

We are also the team behind the popular COVID Symptom Study, which played a critical role in the fight against COVID in the UK and has now expanded to become the ZOE Health Study (ZHS). ZHS uses the power of community science to conduct large-scale research from the comfort of contributors’ homes to understand health and prevent disease. Our collective work and expertise in biology, engineering, data science, and nutrition science has led to multiple breakthrough papers in leading scientific journals such as Nature Medicine, Science, The Lancet, and more.

A remote-first, well-funded startup, we are backed by founders, investors, and entrepreneurs who have built multi-billion dollar technology companies. We are always looking for innovative thinkers and doers to join our team on a thrilling mission to tackle epic health problems that span the globe. Together, we can improve human health and touch millions of lives.

We value inclusivity, transparency, ownership, open-mindedness and diversity. We are passionate about delivering great results and learning in the open. We want our teams to have the freedom to make long-term, high-impact decisions, and the well-being of our teammates and the people around us is a top priority.

Our Finance team embodies the values of ZOE within an open, transparent and high-performing team. Current team members come with a wealth of experience in Start-ups, high growth, and transformational change. Looking into H1 2024 and beyond, key projects such as the selection and implementation of a new ERP, significant opportunity and appetite for process automation. Core to our performance is a collaborative approach across departments.

In the role of Financial Controller, you will play a crucial role in our finance team, responsible for all elements of financial control with a broad remit overseeing day-to-day aspects of accounting and operational finance including period end close, payroll, purchase to pay, financial risk management, financial systems systems, team management and development.

You will work closely with the Financial Reporting Lead (who manages statutory reporting and the annual external audit), the FP&A Lead (who is responsible for management reporting, business planning, and business analysis), and the VP Finance, who is responsible for group finance, treasury, and investor relations. The core of your role is the day-to-day management of the financial accounting team, and process and systems improvements in financial accounting.

This is a unique opportunity to bring your expertise into an exciting and fast-paced environment, you will be joining one of the UK’s 10 fastest-growing start-ups. https://sifted.eu/articles/10-fastest-growing-startups-uk

Working closely with the VP Finance, CFO and wider leadership team, you will be crafting and owning the financial control strategy and operations for a company which has a potential route to IPO in 5-7 years. You will be a significant contributor, and your role will evolve as the business remit expands.

Remote-first: Work flexibly – from home, our London office, or anywhere within the EU

Stock options: So you can share in our growth

Paid time off: 28 days paid leave (25 holiday days, plus 2 company-wide reset days, and 1 “life event” day)

Enhanced Parental Leave: On top of the statutory offering

Pension contribution: Pay monthly or top up – your choice.

Health and wellbeing: Like our Employee Assistance Program and Cycle to Work Scheme

Social, WFH, and Growth (L&D) budgets. Plus, multiple opportunities to connect, grow, and socialise

We know that a successful team is made up of diverse people, able to be their authentic selves. To continue growing our team in the best way, we believe that equal opportunities matter, so we encourage candidates from any underrepresented backgrounds to apply for this role. You can view our Equal Opportunities statement in full here.

A closer look at ZOE Think you’ve heard our name somewhere before? We were the team behind the COVID Symptom Study, which has since become the ZOE Health Study (ZHS). We use the power of community science to conduct large-scale research from the comfort of contributors’ own homes. Our collective work and expertise in biology, engineering, and data/nutrition science have led to multiple breakthrough papers in leading scientific journals such as Nature Medicine, Science, The Lancet, and more.