Specsavers
Global Lease Financial Controller
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Job Description
This is a two-year fixed-term contract.
This is a rare opportunity to join Specsavers at an exciting moment in our finance transformation journey. As we continue our mission to change lives through better sight and hearing, we're building a brand-new Property Finance team that will play a critical role in managing global lease accounting across a portfolio with annual spend exceeding £100 million. If you're a qualified accountant with a passion for driving accuracy, improving processes, and influencing stakeholders across an international business, this role offers the chance to make a genuine impact from day one.
About the Role
As our Global Lease Financial Controller, you'll take ownership of the Group's global lease accounting processes, ensuring lease data from territories around the world is translated accurately and consistently into our consolidated FRS102 reporting framework. Working closely with international finance teams and our external system partner, you'll drive the delivery and optimisation of ProLease Enterprise, driving high-quality reporting outputs that support Group reporting and consolidation. You'll be at the centre of a significant finance transformation programme, helping to establish robust, scalable processes and controls that will shape the future of lease accounting at Specsavers.
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Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the Group's global lease accounting processes.
- Ensure lease data from territories around the world is translated accurately and consistently into our consolidated FRS102 reporting framework.
- Work closely with international finance teams and our external system partner.
- Drive the delivery and optimisation of ProLease Enterprise.
- Provide high-quality reporting outputs that support Group reporting and consolidation.
- Establish robust, scalable processes and controls.
- Shape the future of lease accounting at Specsavers.
Requirements
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
- UK GAAP and FRS102 expertise.
- Lease accounting knowledge.
- Financial controls and compliance.
- Process improvement.
- Financial systems implementation.
- Stakeholder management.
- Influencing and relationship building.
- Data analysis and data integrity review.
- Reporting and consolidation.
- Coaching and mentoring.
- Change management.
- Communication and presentation skills.
- Resilience.
- Commercial awareness.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
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Benefits
- Join a business that is committed to creating a place where colleagues are proud to belong and empowered to thrive.
- Take a lead role in a newly established function.
- Work with senior stakeholders across an international organisation.
- Help define best practice in a critical area of finance.
- Opportunity to combine technical expertise, stakeholder leadership, and process transformation in a highly visible role.
This role closes on 31st July 2026. Don't delay your application, apply now – you'll be glad you did.
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