Head of Finance Platform and Control

We're looking for a Head of Finance Platform and Control to join our Finance team to lead financial control, audit, tax, and operations - and redesign how they're delivered for an tech-enabled world.

Yoto is a screen-free interactive audio platform for kids. We make carefully connected audio players that kids control, with no microphones, cameras or ads. We have a catalogue of audio that inspires creative play and learning with 1,000+ titles in our card store from top creators, publishers and labels - think Disney, Marvel, Roald Dahl and Universal Music. We also create Yoto Originals like BrainBots.

- Voted the 14th fastest-growing private software technology company in Britain in The Sunday Times 100 Tech 2025; and named the 94th fastest-growing company in Europe in the prestigious FT1000.

- Ranked 9th in Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2024; and featured in the Sifted 100 fastest-growing startups across the UK&I by revenue growth.

- Featured in Bloomberg’s 25 UK startups to watch in 2023; and ranked second fastest growing tech company in the UK in the Deloitte Fast50.

- Named one of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Inventions of 2020.

- We’re over 200 employees spread across the world.. and growing!

We’re on a mission to be the soundtrack of childhood, and help families on their own unique adventures. By creating products that inspire independent play, we help families discover and grow with an inspiring world of audio - and we would like you to help us achieve it!

Yoto’s Finance Team

Our Finance team supports a fast-growing consumer business spanning hardware, content, subscriptions, royalties, and global operations. We move faster, build stronger relationships, and make better decisions when we're designed well. Right now, we're rebuilding finance for an AI-enabled world: not bolting AI onto existing processes, but redesigning those processes first, then automating them. Machines handle the processing. People handle the judgement. This role is what makes that shift happen properly.

Finance at Yoto is ambitious to take advantage of the technology transformation opportunity. We have a Finance Operating Manifesto, a transformation roadmap spanning 100+ initiatives, a dedicated Platform Integrations team to partner with, and AI tools actively in use across the team. The momentum is real. This role shapes the direction and pace of what comes next, and builds the team that carries it forward.

This is a genuine leadership role. You'll lead a team spanning financial control, reporting and insights, finance operations, and royalties and revenue, plus close partnership with a platform engineer secondee driving the automation roadmap. You'll lead it like a product team, not a processing team; coaching people to move from doing the task to owning the standard, and developing the future controllers and systems designers this function will need as it scales.

How we use AI at Yoto

We think using AI to work smarter is part of the job.

At Yoto, we use AI to help us move faster and reduce manual work so we can focus our time on creativity, problem-solving and impact. We don’t want to use AI to cut corners - it’s about smart usage that makes space for the work that really matters. Our intention is to be thoughtful about how we use AI. We treat its outputs as a starting point, not the final answer, and we take care to use it responsibly - especially given the trust families place in Yoto.

We don’t expect everyone to be an AI expert, but we do expect people to be curious, to experiment, and to keep improving how they work. If you prefer to do everything manually, you might find our pace and expectations challenging.

The magic at Yoto comes from people working here, not their prompts. AI should help us move faster, not change what makes working here great.

Equity and Diversity

At Yoto, we love creating a world where childhood is rich with discovery and joy. We’re also passionate about building a workplace where everyone can thrive - both professionally and personally. We value flexibility and give our team the freedom to balance life and work in ways that suit them.

We're committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their background, feel valued and supported. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion group holds bi-monthly forums to elevate diverse voices and perspectives, ensuring everyone at Yoto feels heard, respected, and appreciated.

We don’t just embrace differences - we celebrate them. We share audio content from a vibrant and diverse community of creators (check out our DEI selection), and we are building a team that reflects that same diversity. We invite candidates from all walks of life to explore opportunities with us and join a company that champions flexibility, equity, and inclusion. Take a look at our website for more information on our approach to People and Planet.

Please only apply or engage with Yoto jobs posted on our careers page (careers.yotoplay.com or careers.yotoplay.com/en). All correspondence from our Talent team will only come through Teamtailor, our application tracking system.