European Financial Controller

Employment type: Permanent
Salary: 100k/year - 130k/year

Director of Controlling

Based close to Reading (Hybrid working)

Highly competitive package

Role Overview:

We are looking for a highly talented Director of Controlling to lead financial accounting, reporting, tax, treasury, and financial systems for a multi-entity European group. This role reports directly to a fabulous CFO and plays a key part in ensuring compliance, driving operational efficiency, supporting M&A activity, and overseeing the finance shared services function.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Control & Reporting

• Lead monthly group consolidation, statutory accounts, and audit processes.
• Oversee balance sheet reviews and maintain financial policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with reporting requirements and support implementation of system or reporting changes.

Tax & Treasury

• Manage group tax activities, including restructuring, risk management and tax provisions.
• Oversee treasury operations including cash flow forecasting, banking controls, and insurance.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Manage senior finance leaders across reporting, tax, and shared services teams.
• Support the CFO and collaborate with FP&A, business partnering, and other senior finance colleagues.
• Build strong relationships with finance teams across the group and provide support to local entities.
• Drive team development, performance management, and succession planning.

Strategic Projects & M&A

• Support acquisition activity, including due diligence, integration planning and execution.
• Contribute to finance transformation initiatives and systems projects.
• Lead or support ad-hoc finance projects as required.

Qualifications & Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong technical accounting expertise.
• Experience managing complex group structures, consolidations, and senior finance teams.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with consolidation or reporting systems is advantageous.
• Proven ability to lead change, improve processes, and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.