Job Description
Job Title: Senior Financial Controller – UK
Location: UK Remote with some travel. Ideally Edinburgh, Glasgow or Birmingham area
Reports To: Finance Director
Employment Type: Full-time
** DUE TO OUR BACKGROUND CHECK, WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT CANDIDATES WITH 3 YEARS UK ADDRESS HISTORY **
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and technically strong Senior Financial Controller to lead the Group’s financial control, statutory reporting, audit, tax compliance and intercompany governance activities across our international holding structure.
This is a critical leadership role within Group Finance, responsible for ensuring the integrity of the Group’s consolidated financial reporting under IFRS, maintaining robust financial controls, managing external debt reporting, and overseeing all intercompany accounting, documentation and transfer pricing arrangements.
The role requires significant experience operating within complex, multi-entity international groups, including exposure to multiple reporting currencies, group ERP environments, cross-border compliance frameworks, and private equity reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities
1. Group Audit & Statutory Reporting
* Key leader of the annual Group audit process acting as a primary contact for external auditors.
* Oversee preparation of consolidated financial statements under IFRS.
* Ensure timely and accurate statutory financial statements for UK holding entities.
* Maintain and enhance Group accounting policies and technical accounting documentation.
2. Tax Compliance & Governance
* Oversee tax compliance for UK holding entities in conjunction with external advisors.
* Support transfer pricing documentation and ensure regulatory compliance.
* Monitor legislative changes and assess impact on the Group.
3. Intercompany Accounting & Transfer Pricing
* Manage all Group intercompany transactions, loans, interest, balances and reconciliations.
* Ensure accurate intercompany recharges aligned to transfer pricing policies.
* Maintain full documentation of intercompany agreements.
* Oversee elimination entries within the consolidation process.
4. Group Consolidation & Financial Reporting
* Manage monthly Group consolidation within the ERP system.
* Support central management reporting across P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
* Ensure accurate reporting in multiple currencies including FX translation adjustments.
* Support preparation of reporting packs for senior leadership and shareholders.
5. External Debt & Treasury Reporting
* Maintain reporting of all external debt facilities.
* Monitor covenant compliance and support preparation of reporting.
* Support any potential refinancing activities and lender engagement.
6. Financial Controls & Governance
* Ensure robust financial control environment across the Group.
* Oversee balance sheet integrity and key reconciliations.
* Drive continuous improvement of processes and systems.
7. Stakeholder Management
* Act as key interface between Group Finance and international finance teams.
* Liaise with auditors, tax advisors, lenders and shareholders.
* Provide technical accounting guidance across the Group.
Qualifications and Experience
Professional Qualification
* Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
Experience
* 2 to 3 post-qualification experience in a Senior Financial Controller or Senior Technical accounting role.
* Strong experience within international, multi-entity group structures.
* Extensive IFRS consolidation experience.
* Experience managing intercompany frameworks and transfer pricing governance.
* Exposure to private equity-backed environments is advantageous.
* Experience with external debt facilities and lender reporting.
* Background in international compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
Technical Skills
* Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
* Experience with group ERP and consolidation systems.
* Experience working with multiple reporting currencies and FX translation.
* Advanced Excel capability.
* Strong technical accounting documentation skills.
Key Competencies
* Exceptional technical accounting capability.
* High attention to detail with strong control mindset.
* Strong stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to operate in complex international environments.
* Proactive, resilient and solution-oriented.
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