European Financial Control (Vice President)

Jefferies, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and investors for over 50 years. Headquartered in New York with its European head office in London and staff in over 30 global cities, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, and wealth and asset management. Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and commodities markets, and a full range of investment banking services including underwriting, merger and acquisition, restructuring and recapitalisation.

The Corporate Controllers team at Jefferies are the gatekeepers of the Firm’s books and records, responsible for coordinating with other controllers, operations and other Finance groups to ensure that all activity is properly recorded and reflected in the General Ledger. Our focus is on controls, and we work closely with various departments to ensure accuracy and the integrity of the Firm’s financial statements at both the consolidated and legal entity level.

We are seeking an experienced Corporate Controller to act as the legal entity controller for designated European entities, with end-to-end ownership of balance sheet integrity, close deliverables and a robust control environment. As an individual contributor, the role partners closely with Operations, Treasury, Tax, FP&A and other Finance teams to ensure transactions are appropriately recorded in the general ledger, key accounts are substantiated and issues are identified, documented and resolved. The role covers core legal entity control activities including cash and cash equivalents, fixed assets, other assets and liabilities, leases, expense accruals, and intercompany reconciliations and settlements.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of financial statements and demonstrate sound technical accounting skills in accordance with UK GAAP, alongside exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate and document matters relating to accounting, processes and financial reporting controls.

• Oversee the month-end close process and act as the right-hand partner to the Head of European Corporate Controllers, providing day-to-day leadership and escalation support.
• Act as Legal Entity Controller for designated European entities, with end-to-end ownership of the legal entity close, balance sheet integrity, and escalation of risks and issues.
• Lead statutory financial statement preparation and audit delivery for designated entities, including ownership of audit timetables and coordination of stakeholder inputs.
• Ensure timely legal entity due diligence reporting, providing clear commentary on key movements.
• Review transfer pricing policies and ensure proper execution.
• Own lease accounting for designated entities, ensuring completeness and accuracy of lease data, correct application of relevant accounting standards, and timely reconciliation and disclosure inputs.
• Own balance sheet governance, including timely account substantiation, review of key reconciliations, ageing and exception management, and ensuring appropriate support for balances.
• Ensure appropriate accrual accounting for non-compensation expenses by reviewing expense trends and coordinating with relevant team members to perform variance analysis.
• Support billing processes, including coordination with relevant stakeholders to ensure accuracy and timeliness.

The following skills and experience are required and preferred for this role:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent), with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrable legal entity control experience, including ownership of month-end close deliverables and balance sheet integrity.
• Strong accounting and financial reporting knowledge under UK GAAP.
• Experience preparing or supporting statutory accounts and external audit delivery.
• Controls mindset: experience operating within a controlled close environment, maintaining evidence standards, and driving remediation.
• Working experience building or operating reporting in Sigma (workbooks, dashboards, and/or analytical outputs), ideally on Snowflake-hosted data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence to partner with senior stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, organised, and able to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced close cycle.

• Experience with Power BI reporting (building and maintaining dashboards, controls around definitions/metrics).
• Lease accounting experience.
• Knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience using PeopleSoft (or similar ERP), including journal processing and reporting.
• Collaborative working style and proven ability to operate effectively across Finance, Operations, Treasury and Tax.