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About the Role

The Financial Controller will oversee the Group's accounting and financial operations, ensuring robust processes, strong financial control, accurate accounting records, and full regulatory compliance across international entities. This is a hands-on role requiring direct execution of accounting and finance activities, including SAP usage, reconciliations, journal postings, and financial data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes
• Prepare and maintain accurate accounting records across multiple entities
• Post accounting journals and adjustments during month-end and year-end close
• Prepare detailed month-end and year-end supporting schedules using Excel
• Develop and maintain accounting workpapers, accrual calculations, prepayment schedules, fixed asset registers, and supporting documentation
• Lead the preparation of year-end financial statements and support statutory audits
• Ensure compliance with UK GAAP and/or IFRS
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure accuracy of financial data
• Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies, balance sheet issues, and reconciliation differences
• Prepare supporting schedules, audit files, and documentation for statutory and external audits
• Manage intercompany accounting across multiple international entities
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of transactions across entities
• Perform and maintain balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage payroll processes and related accounting entries
• Ensure compliance with UK tax requirements (VAT, PAYE, corporate tax)
• Support statutory reporting and audit processes
• Maintain and optimize financial systems (including SAP or similar ERP)
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation initiatives
• Ensure data integrity across finance systems
• Support the ongoing enhancement of SAP processes and controls
• Support and coordinate junior finance team members
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across departments
• Act as a reliable finance point of contact within the business

Requirements

• 5–10 years of Accounting & Finance experience
• Strong knowledge of UK accounting standards and compliance
• Proven experience managing month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial close processes
• Experience with intercompany accounting
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred), including hands-on journal postings and transaction management
• Proven ability to build and maintain complex Excel workbooks and accounting schedules
• Background in Audit (Big4 or similar) combined with industry experience is highly valued
• Exposure to both technical accounting and operational finance is highly valued
• Experience managing and analysing large financial datasets using advanced Excel tools is highly valued

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, data manipulation, reconciliation of large datasets, and financial analysis

Location

• London - Oxford Street

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid
• Fixed term contract

Experience Level

• 5-10 years

Education Level

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification (or equivalent) preferred

Salary/Compensations

• From £40,000.00 per year