International Finance Controller

Marc Daniels is working with a highly successful international business to recruit an EMEA Financial Controller to join its finance team. This is a broad, hands-on role with responsibility for financial control, reporting, compliance, and supporting key business decisions across multiple territories. The successful candidate will take ownership of core controllership activities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting, strong internal controls, and efficient finance processes. You will also play a key role in audit support, statutory compliance, cash flow oversight, and business partnering with stakeholders across finance and wider functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the full financial control process across international entities, ensuring accurate and timely month-end and year-end close activities.
• Prepare and review management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules to ensure reporting integrity.
• Oversee the accuracy of general ledger postings and ensure all transactions are recorded in line with relevant accounting standards and internal policies.
• Lead the preparation of statutory accounts and support the external audit process from planning through to completion.
• Ensure compliance with local reporting, tax, and regulatory requirements across the relevant legal entities.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders including treasury, tax, legal, HR, and payroll to ensure the correct treatment and reporting of financial information.
• Review and support cash flow forecasting, ensuring funding requirements are identified and communicated in a timely manner.
• Maintain and improve financial controls, processes, and reporting procedures across the business.
• Act as a key point of contact for external advisors, auditors, and shared service teams.
• Support the preparation of transfer pricing, intercompany reconciliations, and related group reporting requirements.
• Contribute to technical accounting discussions and prepare accounting papers where required.
• Help identify and implement process improvements to drive efficiency, accuracy, and consistency across finance.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities as needed.
• Assist with ad hoc finance projects and wider business initiatives as required.

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong technical accounting background, ideally gained in audit or financial control.
• Experience working in a multi-entity or international business environment.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, reporting, controls, and statutory compliance.
• Excellent Excel skills and the ability to work with large volumes of financial data.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Able to work independently, manage deadlines, and prioritise effectively.
• Proactive, hands-on, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing or mentoring others would be beneficial.