Global Financial Controller

Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential.

That's why we've set out on a mission to build the world's most capable, commercially‑scalable, and safe humanoid robots.

We're bringing that mission to life with HMND‑01 Alpha - our rapidly developed humanoid platform now running in real industrial pilots - and we're growing the team to take it even further.

About the Role

We're hiring a Global Controller to join our Finance team, based in London.

In this role, you'll own accounting, controllership, and financial reporting across Humanoid's global entities

What You'll Do

• Global Controllership & Entity Management
• Own global controllership: Own accounting and controllership across Humanoid's global entities - US, UK, Canada, Germany, and other jurisdictions as needed - including local statutory compliance.
• Manage entity setup: Manage the setup, accounting, and ongoing operation of new entities as the group expands into additional markets.
• Ensure accurate books: Ensure accurate, timely, and complete books and records across all entities, with robust controls and clear ownership.
• Intercompany & Transfer Pricing
• Build the intercompany framework: Set up and operate the intercompany framework - agreements, charges, settlements, and reconciliations across the group.
• Lead transfer pricing: Design and implement transfer‑pricing policies and documentation in partnership with the tax team, and ensure they are correctly reflected in the accounts.
• Manage eliminations: Manage intercompany eliminations and ensure consistency across entity and group reporting.
• Consolidation & Financial Reporting
• Own consolidation: Own the consolidation of entity reporting into accurate group financial statements on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Lead the close: Lead the global month‑end and year‑end close, driving speed, accuracy, and continuous improvement in the process.
• Prepare financial statements: Prepare group and entity financial statements under IFRS / GAAP, and manage external audits end to end.
• Deliver trusted reporting: Deliver reporting and analysis that the CFO, leadership, and Board can rely on.
• Systems, Controls & Automation
• Own SAP: Own and optimise the SAP environment for accounting and consolidation, ensuring it scales with the business.
• Leverage AI tools: Leverage AI tools to automate close, reconciliation, and reporting processes, improving efficiency and accuracy.
• Build controls: Design and maintain a strong internal‑control environment and accounting policies, building toward audit‑and‑IPO‑readiness.
• Build the team: Build and lead a high‑performing global accounting team as the function grows.

What We're Looking For

• CPA or CA qualification is required.
• Extensive controllership / accounting experience, including managing accounting across multiple international entities and currencies.
• Proven experience setting up intercompany and transfer‑pricing frameworks and consolidating multi‑entity reporting.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge under IFRS and/or US GAAP, and experience managing external audits.
• Hands‑on experience with SAP for accounting and consolidation.
• Experience using AI tools to streamline accounting, close, and reporting processes.
• Experience across both startups and public companies, with the range to operate at startup pace and to public‑company standards.
• Direct experience scaling a company through to IPO, building the accounting function and controls required for a public listing.
• A builder's mindset - able to stand up processes, controls, and systems in a fast‑moving, high‑growth environment.
• Experience with the specific jurisdictions in scope - US, UK, Canada, and Germany.
• Experience in a venture‑backed, high‑growth startup or scale‑up, ideally in hardware, robotics, deep tech, or manufacturing.
• Familiarity with SOX‑style control environments and public‑company reporting cadence.
• Experience building and leading distributed accounting teams.

What We Offer

• Competitive equity: stock options with meaningful upside as we scale.
• 30+ paid days off, including 23 days of annual leave, all UK bank holidays, and additional company closure days (including Christmas‑New Year shutdown).
• Private healthcare, including virtual and in‑person care.
• Pension scheme with 8% total contribution (5% employee, 3% employer) on full earnings.
• Free daily breakfast, catered lunch, and snacks in‑office.
• Work at the frontier - collaborate daily with world‑class engineers, researchers, and product experts building the next generation of AI and humanoid robotics.
• Real ownership - direct access to founding leadership, meaningful input on product direction, and the ability to drive key initiatives from day one.
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