EMEA Controller in London

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EMEA Controller

The Role

The EMEA Controller oversees accounting for the UK and Europe entities, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely financial reporting in accordance with US /UK GAAP as and statutory as well as all tax and regulatory reporting and internal policies. This role carries broad ownership across the month-end close, financial statement integrity, internal controls, and tax reporting obligations — including all external and government audits. As the leader of a geographically distributed team spanning this position requires strong cross-cultural communication and the ability to manage across time zones. Reporting to the Global Controller, the role also collaborates closely with other regional finance teams and business partners in the region to drive consistency and alignment across the region.

What you’ll do:

• Own all accounting and overall close completeness for the European/Middle East region.

• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial statements, reviewing key outputs and driving timely resolution of issues

• Own tax reporting and any compliance obligations,

• Support treasury activities, cash management, and banking relationships.

• Serve as the primary finance lead on government audits, managing deliverables, responding to inquiries, and coordinating across teams

• Lead financial audit coordination across external and internal audit engagements;

• Design, maintain, and continuously strengthen the internal controls framework, including identification and remediation of control gaps

• Collaborate closely with regional finance teams in the US, Pacific Rim to align accounting practices, policies, and close processes across the global organization

• Lead, coach, and develop a geographically distributed accounting team across the region, fostering effective collaboration, accountability, and performance across time zones and cultures

• Identify and drive process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency, scalability, and reporting quality across a global close environment

• Apply technical accounting expertise to evaluate complex transactions, interpret accounting policies, and address evolving business issues

• Develop and mentor finance staff of five.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field; CA/CPA preferred

• 15+ years of progressive accounting experience, with broad exposure to general ledger, close processes, and financial reporting

• 5+ years in a supervisory or management role, with experience leading and developing geographically distributed teams

• Strong knowledge of US/UK GAAP and internal controls frameworks; SOX or equivalent experience preferred

• Experience with international accounting operations, including multi-entity close processes

• Proven experience coordinating external and internal audit engagements

• Highly organized with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight close deadlines

• Solid technical accounting foundation, with the ability to evaluate complex transactions and apply accounting policies with sound judgment

• Strategic and solutions-oriented, with a track record of driving process improvements and sound decision-making in complex, multi-entity environments.

• Strong communicator and relationship builder, with the ability to engage effectively with auditors and senior stakeholders across geographies

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