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About the Role

The UK Controller – Consulting is responsible for a wide range of controllership activities for the Consulting UK businesses, including month-end close coordination, project-related activities, acquisition integration, and financial analysis support. This leadership role oversees US and Local GAAP reporting, local statutory and regulatory reporting, and ensures a strong control environment.

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage the month-end close process.
Manage all project-related activities.
Oversee the integration of acquisitions.
Provide financial analysis to support decision-making.
Ensure a strong control environment through implementation, design, and monitoring of controls.
Prepare and manage all controller operations within Consulting UK.
Provide and oversee financial information for Marsh People and Investments and Marsh Management Consulting.
Oversee US and Local GAAP reporting.
Oversee local statutory and regulatory reporting for relevant Operating Companies.
Ensure company’s internal controls and financial compliance responsibilities are met.
Ensure financial results for local legal entities are accurate.
Oversee and responsible for the preparation of all monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting activities in accordance with US GAAP.
Provide insightful analysis to support accounting judgments and business decisions.
Support the implementation of new accounting standards in line with Group plans.
Manage the application of accounting policies and preparation of papers to support financial accounting decisions.
Manage key stakeholders who rely on the finance processes and reported numbers.
Ensure key stakeholders are aware of any changes to processes or accounting policy and communicate the impact.
Manage external auditor relationships, including liaison regarding audit timetable, deliverables to Audit Committee, fees and accounting issues.
Sign the quarterly management representation letter.
Attend Audit Committees as and when required.
Ensure all Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) control issues are reported and remediated on a timely basis.
Ensure the business operates in a SOX compliant manner.
Ensure the integrity of financial controls across Consulting functions.
Ensure sound controls operate around the financial result.
Ensure that authority matrices for transactions are appropriate, understood and followed.
Ensure that the Balance Sheet is reviewed and fairly stated on at least a quarter end basis.
Provide strong proactive management for the team, including development and mentoring.
Support wider team initiatives.
Provide assistance with project-based work, including due diligence review of potential acquisitions/disposals, integration of acquisitions, system implementations, assessing accounting implications of new business projects and capital expenditure, entity elimination projects, control projects, and execution of global/regional strategies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or similar discipline required.
Qualified Accountant preferably ACA; ACCA or ACMA.
Significant experience within finance controllership.
Several years of management responsibilities within a large matrixed organization.
Experience with fiduciary management / OCIO / investment consulting business highly preferred.
Ability to lead and drive change within a transforming, acquisitive and matrixed organization.
Ability to streamline and standardize financial activities and procedures to improve efficiency.
Understanding of Oracle Financials: GL and Hyperion Essbase.

Skills

US GAAP reporting
Local GAAP reporting
Statutory reporting
Regulatory reporting
Financial analysis
Accounting judgments
Accounting policies
Stakeholder management
External auditor relationship management
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
Financial controls
Balance Sheet review
Team management
Mentoring
Project management
Due diligence
Acquisition integration
System implementations
Oracle Financials
Hyperion Essbase

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Management experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or ACMA)

Benefits

Professional development opportunities
Interesting work
Supportive leaders
Vibrant and inclusive culture
Talented colleagues
Career opportunities
Benefits and rewards to enhance well-being

About the Company

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries.
With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.
Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office.
All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week.
Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

Equal Opportunity

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment.
We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process.
If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com.