Financial Controller (Tech) in Birmingham

The Financial Controller is a senior, controls-focused role sitting at the heart of the divisional finance function. Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director, you will own financial controlling for the Group's Technology business - delivering a clean, timely month-end close and a well-controlled balance sheet. You will also oversee a global, functional P&L and have significant interaction with the Group Finance Team (also located in Birmingham). You will coordinate the locally required statutory, tax and VAT work through a Netherlands finance lead and an external Dutch accountancy firm. This is a controls-first role but will also require supporting ad-hoc work initiatives, as well as some FP&A activities as required.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Control & Month-End Close

• Own the month-end close and reporting timetable for both Dutch entities in Sage Intacct, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Be a key point of contact to the Group team regarding Prophix (FP&A tool) upload and reconciliation.
• Maintain balance-sheet integrity through timely reconciliations, review, provisioning and a robust controls framework.
• Prepare consolidation inputs and manage group-GAAP / IFRS alignment and intercompany balances.
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable with a focus on cash balances.
• Work collaboratively with the Birmingham Shared Services team, ensuring appropriate controls are in place over all transactions.

Statutory, Tax & Compliance

• Coordinate the externally-prepared Dutch statutory accounts (Dutch GAAP) and KvK (Dutch Chamber of Commerce) filing with the external accountancy firm.
• Coordinate corporation tax (Vpb) and support transfer-pricing requirements with the external firm.
• Own the statutory audit relationship and review locally-prepared VAT (BTW) and ICP (intra community transactions) submissions.
• Ensure the statutory calendar is met in full, supporting the Netherlands finance lead.

Reporting, Planning & Analysis

• Lead the production of month and year-end results for both Dutch entities, including management analysis highlighting variances, trends and impacts on the annual business plan and quarterly forecasts.
• Prepare the budget, forecast, monthly variance analysis and management commentary, and produce board and management reporting packs.
• Develop financial models and analysis to guide planning and decision-making, defining KPIs and dashboards that support data-driven decisions.
• Partner with local Sales and operations, providing guidance to both finance and non-finance staff to enhance financial acumen across the business.

Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Line-manage accounting teams in the Netherlands and UK, providing day-to-day guidance, development support and performance oversight.
• Provide guidance on the use of financial systems, ensuring the integrity of the data held within them.
• Champion the adoption of new financial processes and systems that enhance efficiency, accuracy and insight, acting as a change agent and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Drive close automation and support the transition of transactional processing into the Shared Services Centre.
• Other ad-hoc tasks and reporting as required in line with the remit of the role.

Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience in a financial control or similar role.

Proven financial controller experience, ideally across multiple or international entities.

Strong technical grounding in month-end close, balance-sheet control, consolidation and foreign-entity reporting.

Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights.

Exceptional relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to establish trust and credibility across all levels of an organisation.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.

Proficiency in financial systems and tools, with a preference for candidates with experience in Sage Intacct or similar platforms, including close automation and controls.

Strong MS Excel skills.

Desirable (but not essential):

• SaaS / subscription based / recurring-revenue (ARR) experience, awareness of Dutch GAAP and Dutch tax/ VAT (not essential), and experience of shared-services or finance centralisation.

Positive can-do attitude and strong communicator Someone who enjoys collaboration with global teams Work's a treat!

Perks at ITG - alongside a competitive salary, here's what you can look forward to:

• Time off that works for you - 25 days' holiday + bank holidays, a paid Wellbeing Day, flexible bank holidays to honour cultural or religious observances, and the option to buy or carry over up to 5 extra days.
• Flexibility & lifestyle - Smart Working with up to 40% from home, and after 12 months, the option to work from abroad for up to 90 days a year.
• Family & life milestones - Enhanced fami