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Line of Business Financial Controller
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A leading international financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Controller to join its Financial Control team. Working within a highly regulated environment, you will partner closely with Front Office, Product Control, Operations and senior Finance stakeholders, supporting the integrity of financial reporting across a complex trading business.
Your new role
As a Finance Controller, you will take ownership of the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes for designated business areas, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Producing detailed P&L and balance sheet analysis with insightful month-on-month, quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year commentary
- Performing balance sheet reconciliations, substantiation and control reviews
- Monitoring and resolving ledger breaks, suspense accounts and reconciliation issues
- Supporting Head Office, regulatory and statutory reporting requirements
- Coordinating risk and control assessments and maintaining a strong financial control framework
- Liaising with Product Control, Operations and business stakeholders to investigate financial reporting issues and improve processes
- Supporting financial statement disclosures under IFRS
- Assisting with audit reviews, SOX controls and regulatory compliance activities
- Contributing to finance transformation, process improvement and data-driven initiatives
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What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience gained within banking or financial services.
You will have:
- Previous experience within Financial Control, Product Control or Legal Entity Control
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations and control frameworks
- Knowledge of financial instruments and IFRS reporting requirements
- Experience delivering management reporting, variance analysis and balance sheet reviews
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work across multiple business functions
- Advanced Excel skills and a passion for improving processes and controls
- A proactive, analytical and commercially minded approach
What you'll get in return
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established financial institution offering exposure to a wide range of financial products, senior stakeholder engagement and ongoing transformation initiatives. You will gain broad exposure across financial control, regulatory reporting and business partnering, while working within a collaborative and high-performing finance team.
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Desired Skills and Experience
- Financial Control
- Product control
- Monthly quarterly reconciliations
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