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Senior Financial Controller
📍 Location: London, London, United Kingdom
🏢 Industry: Software Development
💼 Work Setting: Hybrid
Are you a senior finance professional with deep expertise in financial controllership, audit management, IFRS reporting, and regulatory compliance within a multinational environment? We are seeking a Senior Financial Controller - UK & Ireland to lead financial controllership activities for the UK & Ireland trading segment. This role is responsible for ensuring financial integrity, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, accurate financial reporting, and robust governance across the region. Working closely with Commercial Finance, Group Control, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Global Finance Operations, you will play a critical role in protecting the business while driving process improvement and financial excellence.
The ideal candidate combines expertise in financial controllership, external audit, IFRS, statutory reporting, financial analysis, compliance, and stakeholder management with a passion for continuous improvement and finance transformation.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Controllership
- Lead financial controllership activities across the UK & Ireland business.
- Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial reporting.
- Certify monthly Profit & Loss (P&L) and Balance Sheet results.
- Maintain strong financial controls and governance processes.
- Support high-quality financial close and reporting cycles.
Audit Leadership
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors.
- Lead annual and interim audit activities.
- Prepare accounting position papers and technical documentation.
- Coordinate audit requests and supporting evidence.
- Manage auditor relationships and ensure timely issue resolution.
- Drive successful audit outcomes with minimal findings.
Financial Reporting & Accounting Compliance
- Ensure compliance with:
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Local GAAP Requirements
- Group Accounting Policies
- Regulatory Reporting Standards
- Review and validate financial reporting deliverables.
- Ensure proper accounting treatment of complex transactions.
- Support implementation of new accounting standards and policies.
- Maintain strong governance over reporting processes.
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Month-End Close & Financial Analysis
- Oversee and review month-end close activities.
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Perform critical analysis of:
- Profitability
- Balance Sheet Movements
- Variances
- Accounting Adjustments
- Identify reporting risks and resolve issues proactively.
- Support continuous improvements in close processes.
Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate closely with:
- UK Commercial Finance
- Group Control
- Global Finance Operations (GFO)
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Tax Teams
- Treasury Teams
- External Auditors
- Senior Finance Leadership
- Act as a trusted advisor on financial, accounting, and compliance matters.
Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and corporate policies.
- Monitor changing accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements.
- Assess financial and compliance risks.
- Implement controls and mitigation strategies.
- Support internal control and governance initiatives.
Financial Data Review & Quality Assurance
- Review outputs produced by Global Finance Operations.
- Validate financial results and reporting activities.
- Ensure consistency, reliability, and quality of financial information.
- Investigate anomalies and accounting issues.
- Support decision-making through accurate financial insights.
Financial Process Optimization
- Identify opportunities to simplify and improve finance processes.
- Drive automation and technology adoption within finance operations.
- Implement AI-enabled solutions for:
- Financial Reporting
- Compliance Monitoring
- Data Validation
- Reporting Efficiency
- Enhance accuracy while reducing manual effort.
- Support finance transformation initiatives.
Accounting & Tax Impact Assessment
- Maintain a holistic view of financial processes and reporting impacts.
- Anticipate accounting and tax implications of business activities.
- Support complex accounting analysis and business decisions.
- Partner with tax and finance teams to ensure compliance.
- Reduce operational and financial risk exposure.
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Qualifications
Education
- Required
- Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in:
- Finance
- Accounting
- Economics
- Business Administration
- Related Field
- Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in:
- Preferred Professional Qualifications
- ACA
- ACCA
- CIMA
- RA (Registered Accountant)
- Equivalent Professional Accounting Qualification
Experience
- Required
- Significant experience in:
- Financial Controllership
- External Audit
- Financial Reporting
- Accounting Compliance
- Experience within:
- Large Multinational Organizations
- Listed/Public Companies
- Big 4 Accounting Firms
- Experience managing complex financial reporting and compliance requirements.
- Significant experience in:
Technical Skills
- Accounting & Reporting
- IFRS
- Local GAAP
- Financial Reporting
- Consolidation
- Statutory Reporting
- Technical Accounting
- Audit & Compliance
- External Audit Management
- Internal Controls
- Regulatory Compliance
- Governance Frameworks
- Risk Assessment
- Financial Management
- Month-End Close
- Balance Sheet Review
- P&L Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Controls
- Systems & Technology
- Financial Consolidation Tools
- Financial Reporting Systems
- Process Automation Solutions
- AI-Enabled Reporting Tools
- Advanced Excel & Financial Modeling
Leadership Competencies
- Stakeholder Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Finance Business Partnering
- Strategic Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Communication & Influence
- Continuous Improvement
Core Competencies
- Financial Controllership
- IFRS
- GAAP
- External Audit
- Financial Reporting
- Statutory Accounting
- Balance Sheet Management
- Month-End Close
- Financial Compliance
- Internal Controls
- Consolidation
- Accounting Policy
- Finance Transformation
- Automation
- Stakeholder Management
- Financial Analysis
- Risk Management
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