Financial Controller in London

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and delivery of monthly and quarterly consolidated management accounts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to reporting deadlines.
• Manage the Group consolidation process, including review of submissions from regional finance teams, intercompany reconciliations, consolidation adjustments, and compliance with Group accounting policies.
• Prepare annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS and ensure compliance with all relevant accounting, regulatory, and disclosure requirements.
• Own and oversee the Group's internal control compliance framework, ensuring key financial controls are appropriately monitored, and operating effectively across all jurisdictions.
• Coordinate control testing and remediation activities, partnering with regional finance teams and business stakeholders to address control deficiencies and strengthen the overall control environment.
• Coordinate and manage year-end and interim audits for the Group and standalone entities across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring timely completion and resolution of audit issues.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, managing audit planning, information requests, technical accounting discussions, and audit deliverables.
• Liaise closely with Regional Finance Directors to ensure consistency of financial reporting, accounting treatments, internal controls, and compliance with Group policies.
• Oversee UK and non-UK tax compliance obligations, ensuring accurate and timely submission of corporate tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, and other statutory tax filings.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across financial reporting, consolidation, compliance, and control processes to improve efficiency and governance.

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA or equivalent).
• Significant post‑qualification experience in financial control, external audit, financial reporting, or corporate accounting roles within an international or multinational environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, consolidated financial reporting, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Proven experience preparing consolidated financial statements and managing multi‑jurisdictional audits.
• Strong understanding of UK and international tax compliance requirements.
• Experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and improving internal control frameworks and governance processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing external auditors and coordinating audit activities across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing teams of qualified and non‑qualified finance professionals.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP, consolidation, and financial reporting systems.

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits including exciting international career opportunities in a company that is expanding rapidly.

We prioritise and support your career journey, making you feel valued, included and at home.

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