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An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Financial Controller to join a large European business. This is a senior leadership role within a growing finance operation, responsible for driving the transformation of the Record-to-Report function across multiple European entities. The business operates in a complex, multi-site, multi-currency environment and is looking for someone who can bring strong technical expertise, leadership capability and experience from a large corporate or listed organisation to help evolve the shared service model into a more mature, value-adding finance function. This role is based fully on site in Oxfordshire and would suit someone comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-paced and changing environment. You will lead the end-to-end Record to Report (R2R) and controlling function across European entities, ensuring high-quality reporting, strong financial control and a consistent, standardised approach across the region.
Job Responsibility:
Leading and developing the R2R and controlling teams within the Europe entity
Owning the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close across multiple entities
Ensuring accurate management reporting, statutory accounts and balance sheet governance
Driving improvements in financial controls within a SOX / listed company environment
Acting as the key interface across the business
Delivering process standardisation, automation and system improvements across reporting activities
Supporting statutory, tax and audit requirements across European entities
Leading transformation initiatives to move the function from transactional processing to value-adding analysis
Acting as the R2R business owner for ERP and consolidation systems (SAP / OneStream or similar)
Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across a complex matrix organisation
Requirements:
Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)