Controller, UK

What Makes Us Epic?At the core of Epic\’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it\’s building award‐winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we\’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We\’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

Accounting & FinanceWhat We DoOur Finance and Accounting teams build the financial infrastructure to scale our growing company. We combine analytical and strategic thinking to develop a sound financial future for our global brand. We work closely with teams across the company, international subsidiaries, and external partners to ensure a world‐class finance organization. Our team contains experts from fields like tax, treasury, purchasing, FP&A, and more.

What You\’ll DoYou will work alongside existing members of the International Finance team and partner with them and others within Epic to integrate Epic\’s acquisitions and investments into Epic and have responsibility for the UK entities. The Controller role will take responsibility of accounting activities for the UK entities, and control structures to ensure that Epic\’s financial and operational performance is optimized, scalable and clearly communicated on a timely and accurate basis.

In This Role, You Will

Be responsible for the management of the financial accounting and reporting for all of Epic\’s UK entities for both US and statutory reporting

Ensuring the swift and accurate reporting of month‐end reporting, oversee subsidiary month‐end closing processes and ensuring policy compliance and provide monthly commentary for the UK entities

Prepare annual accounts for UK Holding Companies and UK subsidiaries including working with Workiva and Work with external auditors (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers) for statutory audits in the UK

Design, implement and operate key business process controls to ensure that the company has an effective and scalable internal controls framework and have a continuous focus on process and control improvements that are required, and the ability to communicate these to Management

Build cross‐functional working relationships within the company and externally, and provide technical guidance, training, and support to the Finance, Legal and Business Development teams

Partner with the existing UK leadership teams to ensure that there is a strong holistic view of accounting and finances, and that finances are managed, controlled and presented in a way that is representative of business operations

Represent Epic\’s controllership function in ensuring UK specific regulatory compliance from a finance perspective, assist with legal entity restructuring and rationalization for the UK entities, and assist with ad‐hoc requests from management, auditors and other external bodies (as required)

What We\’re Looking For

10+ years financial accounting experience, preferably within both a US and International business and accounting environment

Team management experience

Chartered Accountancy qualification or equivalent (preferred but not required)

Good knowledge of both US GAAP, IFRS and UK GAAP, including a deep knowledge and understanding of UK tax and legal financial reporting obligations

Experience of building, maintaining and reporting on complex sub‐consolidations, including GAAP adjustments

Experience of dealing with External Auditor requests Strong communications, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to summarize key accounting and operational issues to management. Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel (complex formula, VBA, macros and pivot tables) and proficient with other Microsoft Office applications. Experience of working in different ERP systems and system migrations. Complex analytic problem solving and project management skills. Independent and self‐starter with a \”can‐do\” attitude.

Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to summarize key accounting and operational issues to management

Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel (complex formula, VBA, macros and pivot tables) and proficient with other Microsoft Office applications

Experience of working in different ERP systems and system migrations

Complex analytic problem solving and project management skills.

Epic Job + Epic Benefits = Epic LifeWe pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle‐to‐work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well‐being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

About UsEpic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we\’ve been making award‐winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic\’s award‐winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high‐fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world‐class talent.

Like What You Hear? Come be a part of something Epic!Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

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