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About the Role

The Financial Controller plays an important role within the international finance function across EMEA and APAC, responsible for managing day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, controls, tax compliance, and finance operations across multiple jurisdictions. This role supports a robust and scalable finance function while assisting with commercial activity, strategic initiatives, and organizational growth.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and financial reporting activities across EMEA & APAC.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles ensuring compliance with group policies and accounting standards.
• Ensure accurate statutory and management reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support the regional consolidation process and global reporting requirements.
• Ensure robust financial controls, balance sheet integrity, and governance processes are maintained across the region.
• Support finance systems enhancements, automation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with regional leadership, operational teams, and FP&A to support commercial decision-making and business performance.
• Support transactions, strategic projects, and commercial initiatives including financial modelling, deal structuring, and business analysis.
• Provide hands-on financial and operational support to project and deal teams.
• Support regional forecasting, budgeting, and reforecasting processes.
• Identify risks, provide analysis, and support improved financial outcomes.
• Coordinate payroll operations across multiple international jurisdictions.
• Manage statutory reporting requirements across multiple international entities and jurisdictions.
• Coordinate annual audit processes across international entities and support relationships with external auditors.
• Manage relationships with external tax advisors and local service providers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Manage tax compliance including corporate tax, VAT, payroll, and transfer pricing matters.
• Support internal and external compliance reviews, audits, and regulatory filings.
• Ensure compliance with local statutory requirements.
• Manage, mentor, and develop members of the international finance team.
• Build strong working relationships across finance, operations, and leadership teams.
• Contribute to a collaborative and high-performing finance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Support the continued development of finance processes and team capability across the region.

Requirements

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA preferred or equivalent).
• Strong post-qualified experience within international finance roles.
• Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions within global corporate structures.
• Understanding of reporting into a US parent company or global headquarters.
• Strong technical accounting expertise across financial reporting, controls, audit, tax, and regulatory compliance within international environments.
• Experience operating within fast-paced, commercially driven, and transaction-oriented environments, ideally within professional services, financial services, advisory, or investment-related sectors.
• Ability to work effectively with stakeholders across finance and operational teams in international regions.
• Exposure to private equity-backed, transformational, or high-growth environments would be advantageous.
• Pragmatic, hands-on, and comfortable operating at pace.

Skills

• Financial reporting
• Financial controls
• Tax compliance
• Finance operations
• Statutory reporting
• Management reporting
• Group policies
• Accounting standards
• Balance sheet integrity
• Governance processes
• Finance systems enhancements
• Automation
• Process improvement
• Commercial decision-making
• Business performance analysis
• Financial modelling
• Deal structuring
• Business analysis
• Invoicing
• Cash collection
• Working capital management
• Forecasting
• Budgeting
• Reforecasting
• Risk identification
• Payroll operations
• Audit processes
• Tax advisory
• VAT
• Payroll tax
• Transfer pricing
• Compliance reviews
• Regulatory filings
• Team management
• Mentoring
• Team development
• Stakeholder management
• Collaboration
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Operational excellence
• Process development
• Team capability development

Location

• London

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Strong post-qualified experience

Education Level

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA preferred or equivalent)

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package including base salary and incentive plan
• Benefits allowance

About the Company

• Founded in 1903 and headquartered in Boston, Gordon Brothers is a global advisory, restructuring, investment and asset services firm specialising in helping businesses maximise asset value and navigate complex change.
• Operating across more than 50 countries, the firm provides integrated solutions spanning valuations, asset lending and financing, restructuring, trading and investment advisory services to corporate clients, lenders, private equity sponsors and restructuring professionals.
• With deep expertise across retail, commercial & industrial, real estate and consumer sectors, Gordon Brothers combines operational, financial and asset intelligence to deliver tailored solutions across the business lifecycle.
• Gordon Brothers International covers all of the Group’s operations outside of North America and has over 300 professionals across the EMEA & APAC regions.

Equal Opportunity

• Gordon Brothers is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.
• It is the policy of Gordon Brothers to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws.
• This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.
• In compliance with the Equality Act 2010, please contact the Human Resources department if you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation with any part the application process.
• Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• We pride ourselves on the skill, talent, and character of our people—and are always looking for bright, driven professionals to join our team.
• To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resources.