Senior Financial Controller

Do you thrive on turning complex financial data into clear, reliable insights? We are looking for a senior finance leader to take ownership of financial control and reporting across a major global market, joining a business that shapes some of the world’s best-known brands.

Why Join This Team

This role sits at the heart of how we manage risk, integrity, and trust across our finance function. You will own the control environment for a major market, working closely with the CFO and group finance leadership to keep our reporting robust, our balance sheet reliable, and our audit relationships strong. It is a position with real influence, allowing you to shape policy, drive standards, and build a high-performing team around you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Own the development of internal financial controls, finance policies, and technical accounting policies, driving their consistent application.
• Design and implement mechanisms to ensure balance sheet figures are robust and reliable, and that underlying risks and opportunities are well understood.
• Lead the preparation of group reporting requirements and consolidated financial statements at half-year and year-end.
• Implement global policies and support regional and local accounting controls, financial controls, and compliance.
• Support capital, debt, taxation, insurance, and risk management activities across the market.
• Sponsor and drive continuous improvement and change programmes through to the delivery of tangible benefits.
• Build capability, tools, and skills within the Financial Control team to increase efficiency and value.
• Act as the primary market point of contact for Operational Finance and Commercial Finance pillar heads.
• Manage internal and external audits for the market, including all local regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical accounting support to the CFO, including drafting accounting papers and audit committee papers.
• Monitor regulatory developments and lead the implementation of new accounting standards.
• Lead and motivate the Financial Reporting & Control team, overseeing performance management, objective setting, and professional development.

What We Are Looking For

• Chartered Accountant (CA/SA) with significant post-qualification experience.
• Proven experience leading financial control and reporting within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including consolidation and group reporting standards.
• Demonstrated experience managing external audit relationships and regulatory compliance.
• A strong track record of building and leading high-performing finance teams.
• A confident stakeholder manager, comfortable engaging CFOs and senior leadership.
• Experience sponsoring change and continuous improvement programmes.

Benefits and Unique Aspects

• Genuine ownership of a critical, high-visibility function.
• Direct exposure to the CFO and senior leadership across the group.
• The opportunity to shape finance policy and standards at scale.
• Ongoing professional development and learning support.
• A competitive compensation package with flexible and hybrid working options.

Please note that if you have not heard back from us within two weeks of submitting your application, unfortunately your application has not been successful this time.