Audit Coordination & Regulatory Compliance

• Coordinate with internal and external auditors, ensuring timely delivery of supporting documentation and professional explanations.
• Support statutory audits and respond to audit findings and information requests.
• Monitor compliance with local accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements across assigned markets.
• Work with internal stakeholders and external advisers to resolve accounting and compliance matters.
• Follow up on audit recommendations and ensure effective remediation.

Internal Controls & Financial Risk Management

• Strengthen financial governance through effective internal controls, account reconciliations, and risk monitoring.
• Assess risks relating to inventory impairment, receivables, fund security, financial reporting, and cross-border transactions.
• Establish early-warning mechanisms and closed-loop remediation processes.
• Support the protection of company assets and the integrity of financial information.
• Ensure financial activities comply with internal policies and approval procedures.

Process Optimization & Financial Systems

• Identify inefficiencies and control gaps within existing accounting and closing processes.
• Develop and improve financial SOPs, accounting policies, and internal control frameworks.
• Support ERP enhancement, financial system integration, automation, and digitalization initiatives.
• Drive greater standardization and efficiency across multi-entity and cross-border finance operations.
• Promote scalable accounting processes that support continued European expansion.

Cross-Functional & Global Collaboration

• Partner with European business teams, local finance colleagues, technology teams, and global finance functions.
• Provide accounting guidance for new products, transactions, and business models.
• Communicate financial policies and deliver accounting-related training to relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate financial matters across different jurisdictions and time zones.
• Maintain effective communication with both European and China-based stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

Experience

• Several years of progressive experience in external audit, financial accounting, reporting, controllership, or a related finance function.
• Current or recent experience at Manager level within a Big Four accounting firm is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial statement preparation, group reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience managing or reviewing month-end and year-end closing, consolidated reporting, or multi-entity financial statements.
• Experience coordinating complex audits and working with senior finance stakeholders.
• Exposure to retail, e-commerce, consumer, technology, logistics, manufacturing, or other multinational businesses is preferred.
• Experience supporting entities across the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France, or other European markets would be highly valuable.
• A stable career history with evidence of continuous development and progression is preferred.

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• A recognized professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, ACA, CPA, CA, or CMA is highly preferred.
• Overseas academic or professional experience would be advantageous.

Technical Capabilities

• Strong understanding of full-set accounting, financial reporting, consolidation, and closing processes.
• Familiarity with European accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Experience in financial process optimization, automation, or system implementation is an advantage.
• Fluent written and spoken English is required.
• Mandarin Chinese is highly preferred due to regular collaboration with China-based stakeholders.
• Additional European language capabilities would be an advantage.

Personal Attributes

• Rigorous, detail-oriented, and highly sensitive to financial accuracy.
• Strong analytical, logical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Confident communicating with senior stakeholders, auditors, and cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and rapidly expanding international environment.
• Proactive, resilient, and able to take ownership of complex financial matters.
• Capable of balancing technical accounting expertise with hands-on execution.

Why Join

• Join one of the world’s leading technology, retail, e-commerce, and supply chain platforms.
• Take ownership of accounting and financial governance across key European markets.
• Gain broad exposure to a rapidly expanding international business.
• Work closely with senior finance leaders and global stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of scalable European finance processes and systems.
• Build a long-term career within a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and multicultural organization.

Location

London, United Kingdom or Dublin, Ireland

Working Model

On-site, full-time

Compensation

Competitive and flexible depending on experience, professional qualifications, seniority, and overall fit.