UK Financial Controller

Job Description:

We are looking for a qualified finance professional with 5+ years of experience across accounting, audit, or financial reporting, preferably with a public accounting background. The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and UK GAAP, along with hands-on experience in month-end close, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and financial statement preparation. Strong analytical ability, attention to detail, and stakeholder management skills are essential for this role.

Location: Pan India

Your Future Employer: Join a leading global provider of financial intelligence, data, and analytics, supporting organizations worldwide with trusted insights and expertise to make informed business decisions.

Responsibilities:

– Analyzing key Balance Sheet and P&L accounts and preparing and posting US GAAP and local GAAP journals.

– Managing month-end close activities, including journal preparation and Balance Sheet reconciliations.

– Preparing monthly legal entity performance analysis and management accounts.

– Maintaining accurate financial records in line with local accounting standards.

– Preparing financial statements for legal entities under FRS 101, FRS 102, and IFRS.

– Liaising with external auditors for the timely completion of statutory audits.

– Ensuring timely submission of financial and non-financial information to relevant local authorities.

– Preparing VAT and Corporate Tax returns and supporting ad-hoc management reporting and analysis.

Requirements:

– Holding 5+ years of experience in audit, finance, accounting, or financial reporting, preferably within Public Accounting.

– Possessing a CA, ACA, or equivalent professional qualification.

– Demonstrating strong understanding of IFRS and US GAAP.

– Having hands-on experience with UK GAAP and financial statement preparation under FRS 101 and FRS 102.

– Having experience in month-end close, journal entries, Balance Sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting.

– Demonstrating exposure to statutory audits, tax accounting, VAT, and local tax regimes.

– Holding a Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or an equivalent discipline.

– Demonstrating strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Whats in it for you:

– Opportunity to work within a global Financial Controllership organization.

– Exposure to UK and other EMEA jurisdictions and international accounting standards.

– Opportunity to work across financial reporting, statutory compliance, audit, and management reporting.

– Hybrid working opportunity with 2 days per week in the office.