Assistant Financial Controller
IG Group is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions. Built on scale, trust, and proof, we operate with complex problems to solve, technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that is rare in established businesses. The bar is high – bring a curious and forward‑thinking mindset and you'll have the platform to define what comes next.
Your team
The Group Finance department within IG is a team of global professional accountants who are independent thinkers. We support the business's growth through our commitment to the highest standard of financial data accuracy delivered via best practice governance and controls, exercising our accounting and financial knowledge to support stakeholders in making better informed decisions through strategic insights, while adhering to a high standard of conduct through professional integrity.
Your role in the Team's Success
The UK Financial Control team is responsible for the financial integrity of IG Group's UK‑regulated entities, including IG Markets Limited, IG Index Limited, IG Trading and Investments Limited and IG Digital Assets Limited. We deliver accurate, timely financial reporting, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and act as a trusted partner to the wider Finance function and the business. Technical excellence, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities are essential.
What you'll do:
- Review day‑to‑day financial records and support oversight of systems, processes and controls over financial reporting for UK legal entities.
- Identify, elevate and support the resolution of financial control issues through the appropriate channels.
- Be a key driver of the month‑end close process for the UK entities and support signing off of the UK entities in HFM in line with the Group timetable, enabling efficient and effective management reporting.
- Support the preparation of statutory accounts, financial management packs, regulatory financial reporting and tax reporting (including provision of information for tax returns).
- Coordinate the quarterly intercompany settlement process for the UK entities.
- Liaise with the wider finance team and other internal stakeholders to understand Group processes and take responsibility for specific processes as required.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, effectively present ideas and turn them into practical actions.
- Participate in ad‑hoc projects, such as supporting new system implementations and evaluating the financial control implications of business initiatives, including preparation of accounting technical papers.
What you'll need
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent) with at least 2 years of post‑qualification experience.
- Demonstrable experience in a financial control, reporting or statutory accounting role, ideally within financial services or another regulated industry.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including practical experience with IFRS and FRS 101 financial statement preparation.
- Experience working with external auditors, with the confidence to manage queries and explain technical positions clearly.
- Familiarity with regulatory reporting in a financial services context (e.g. CASS, MIFIDPRU, ICARA or similar frameworks) is desirable.
- Excel skills and experience with SUN and/or HFM would be advantageous.
- Excellent attention to detail combined with the ability to work at pace and manage competing deadlines during peak periods such as month‑end and year‑end.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams.
How we work
We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office, balancing collaboration and flexibility. We expect everyone to lead and inspire, think big, champion the client, deliver at pace and raise the bar. Diversity is vital to our success; we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment and enthusiasm
- Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
- Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client’s needs
- Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth
- Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback
The Perks
Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities, clear career progression, access to committees, sports and social clubs, extra time off for volunteering and community work.
- Competitive salary
- Flexible benefits package on top of your salary (12%)
- Private medical cover for you and your family
- Life insurance
- Contribution to gym memberships
- 25 days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your birthday and 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total)
- Option to buy or sell holiday days
- Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform
- A comprehensive global and local onboarding process
- Employee‑led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
- Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on IG Brighter Future Fund
- Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents
Join us for this exciting journey.
