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About the Role
As Group Balance Sheet Controller, you will maintain the integrity of the balance sheet across approximately 50 legal entities. You will own the monthly reconciliation process, strengthen financial controls, support statutory reporting and audits, and drive automation and continuous improvement within the Finance function.
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly balance sheet reconciliation process across the Group to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Review and investigate aged or unusual balance sheet items to resolve issues.
- Develop and maintain robust reconciliation standards compliant with Group policies.
- Prepare and review key control account reconciliations.
- Support improvements to the month-end close process.
- Partner with Finance colleagues to support statutory reporting and external audit activities.
- Identify opportunities to automate, standardise, and improve reconciliation processes and financial controls.
- Build relationships with international finance teams to improve reporting quality and promote best practice.
Requirements
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or relevant experience in financial control or management accounting.
- Experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations within a multi-entity organisation.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, month-end close processes, and double-entry accounting.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to investigate and resolve complex accounting issues.
- Confident communication skills for stakeholder management.
- Strong Excel skills with excellent attention to detail and organisational ability.
- Continuous improvement mindset with an interest in automation.
Skills
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- Financial control
- Management accounting
- Statutory reporting
- Audit support
- Process automation
- Double-entry accounting
- Excel
- Stakeholder management
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
Education Level
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
About the Company
- Organiser of B2B events in sectors including ecommerce, healthcare, edtech, and fintech.
- Global team focused on redefining how industries connect, collaborate, and grow.
- Entrepreneurial culture that empowers big ideas and quick action.
Equal Opportunity
- There is a culture of belonging at Hyve where everyone is welcome regardless of background, beliefs, or ambitions.