I’m partnering with a long-standing client, a well-established, listed global group operating in the financial markets, to appoint a Deputy CFO / Global Financial Controller based in London.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You’ll own group controllership across a finance function spanning the UK, Europe, the Americas and Asia, including a significant shared-service centre.
You’ll lead from the front technically while building a consistent, high-performing global team.
The role:
- Lead group financial control and reporting across multiple jurisdictions and legal entities
- Act as the senior technical accounting voice (IFRS), owning judgements, policy and audit relationships
- Harmonise processes across regional hubs, using modern finance technology and automation to standardise, simplify and strengthen controls
- Energise and develop a geographically spread team, combining hands-on delivery with leadership
- Partner with senior finance leadership on the group’s finance transformation agenda
What we’re looking for:
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting depth
- A steady track record in blue-chip financial services: banks, brokers, exchanges or market infrastructure
- Experience in a regional or global controllership role, not a single-entity remit
- Evidence of leading process change or system-enabled harmonisation across locations
- A collaborative, energetic leader who is comfortable rolling up their sleeves
Candidates currently based overseas (for example in Asia) who are looking to return to London are very welcome.
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