Financial Controller - Director Level

Financial Controller, Director

Join us as a Financial Controller, Director

• This key role will see you leading a team with responsibility for the delivery of end-to-end financial control activity
• Will be responsible for overseeing the entire Financial Control function
• We’ll look to you to proactively establish and maintain strong working relationships with key customers and stakeholders, and the wider Finance team
• Shape and execute the strategy for Financial Control
• As a key member of our team, you’ll enjoy extensive collaboration and can expect great visibility for you and your work
• We're offering the role ay Director level

What you'll do

As Financial Controller, you’ll ensure the integrity, accuracy, and robustness of all financial, statutory, regulatory, and management reporting The role requires a combination of strong stewardship and control discipline, alongside a commercial and business-focused mindset. The Financial Controller is charged with modernising the Financial Control function through technology, automation, advanced analytics, and data-driven assurance.

Through the course of your work, you’ll:

• Take ownership for the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of all financial reporting
• Challenge stakeholders constructively while providing commercially viable solutions
• Provide sound analytical reviews, challenges and analysis to customers
• Negotiate the delivery of day-to-day and ad hoc outputs, and deal with non-delivery issues as and when they arise
• Act as the key customer relationship manager between the business area and the offshore team
• Initiate continuous improvement projects to automate and streamline financial control activities

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring extensive post-qualification experience in a finance environment, preferably the financial services industry. Lead activities such as balance sheet substantiation, variance analysis, and cost analysis You’ll have experience of working at a senior management level, with multiple reporting lines across a global matrix environment.

We’ll also look to you to bring:

• Experience of providing senior management with detailed financial information
• Proven ability in transformation and people leadership, with expertise in analytics, automation, and AI-driven tools
• Foster a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of finance data architecture and operate effectively across both legacy and modern platforms
• The ability to identify, build and enhance key relationships and challenge as needed
• Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate issues to senior management
• Strong technical accounting and analytical skills, a control mindset, and comprehensive regulatory knowledge
• The ability to deliver high quality outputs to tight deadlines
• Professional qualification preferred: CA, CPA, ACCA, MBA, or equivalent

Hours

45

Job Posting Closing Date:

25/05/2026

Experience Level

Executive Level