About the Job:

We are looking for a sharp, proactive, and detail-oriented Finance & Operations Associate to join our growing remote team. This person will play a critical role in managing the financial and administrative backbone of our international operations. As we scale our creative and technical output, we need someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is confident managing multiple entities across borders, and enjoys turning complex problems into clean, trackable processes.

You’ll be working closely with our Head of Finance and Operations to ensure the smooth running of our finance operations, compliance needs, and reporting flows while also acting as a point of contact across our partner accountants and operational teams. If you love spreadsheets, precision, and building structure around chaos, this could be your perfect role.

Your Role:

Finance:

• Maintain internal books across multiple legal entities.
• Prepare cash flow updates, monthly burn reports, budget tracking.
• Coordinate with local accountants for VAT filings, reconciliations, and statutory reporting.
• Help ensure timely, accurate invoice tracking and documentation.
• Liaise with banks, payment platforms (e.g. Stripe, Wise), and grant/investor stakeholders as needed.

Operations & Administration:

• Assist with filings, Companies House updates, and compliance checklists.
• Maintain documentation systems (templates, folders, SOPs, version control).
• Support onboarding of new tools, services, and providers in the UK.
• Assist with administrative needs across HR, legal, and finance touchpoints.

Support to Head of Finance & Operations:

• Take ownership of recurring back-office tasks to free up strategic capacity.
• Prepare summaries and visuals for internal and external reports.
• Coordinate cross-departmentally to push forward key finance-related initiatives.

We’re Ideally Looking For:

Must-Haves:

• 3–6 years of experience working in UK-based companies (startups or SMEs preferred).
• Solid knowledge of UK accounting standards, VAT, and Companies House obligations.
• Experience managing multiple legal entities or international structures.
• Proven ability in tracking cash flows, reconciliations, and internal reporting.
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence working cross-border (Greece).

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience managing or setting up UK HoldCo with foreign subsidiaries.
• Familiarity with UK R&D Tax Relief and VGTR processes.
• Experience with grant or investor reporting frameworks.
• Comfortable with remote-first teams and async communication.
• Proficiency in tools like Xero, Excel, Google Sheets, ClickUp.

About Couch Heroes

Couch Heroes is a growing, international game studio dedicated to creating a social gaming platform that celebrates creativity, expression, and meaningful player connection. We’re building something new — a modular, social-first game world that lets players shape stories, discover content, and collaborate across experiences.

We’re a remote-first team with legal entities in the UK and we’re currently scaling operations to support an ambitious multi-year roadmap. Our team blends deep AAA experience with fresh perspectives, and we value autonomy, curiosity, and cross-functional collaboration.

Location: Remote-first (UK-based preferred)

Type: Full-time