PPRO

Accounting Operations Director

PPRO

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

ERP

About the role

  • Lead, mentor, and develop the Accounting organisation across EMEA and LATAM, fostering a culture of performance, accountability, continuous improvement and collaboration
  • Shape the long-term strategy for global accounting and controllership to support the company’s international expansion
  • Drive a transformation agenda focused on automation, AI-enabled workflows, and data-driven decision-making
  • Lead the global month-end close processes, delivering timely and accurate financial results
  • Strengthen accountability and adherence to project timelines, with a specific focus on audit requirements
  • Shorten the close cycle through automation, process redesign, and systems integration
  • Ensure alignment between actuals, internal reporting, and the investment model; identify and explain variances
  • Improve aged receivable collections and partnership with commercial team and legal to progress best practice
  • Act as a key partner to the Group Accounting team in delivering the year-end audit process for group IFRS financials and local statutory accounts
  • Communicate with audit partners on local Statutory accounts (outside of Germany)
  • Maintain strong governance over financial policies, accounting standards, and transfer pricing documentation
  • Collaborate closely with the Technical Accounting team on group accounting matters, policy interpretations, and audit readiness
  • Own and further develop the group-wide Accounting Manual and internal control framework that mitigates financial and operational risks
  • Serve as owner of the ERP landscape, ensuring MS Dynamics and consolidation tools are implemented, optimised, and fully utilised
  • Partner with Data & Analytics teams to build an integrated Finance IT architecture — including automated reconciliations, sub-ledgers, and AI-driven anomaly detection
  • Drive adoption of new billing and reporting solutions across regions

Requirements

  • Qualified accountant with 10+ years of leadership experience in Accounting or Controllership roles, including managing distributed international teams
  • Demonstrated ability to lead large, multi-country teams, operating across diverse time zones
  • Deep technical expertise in IFRS and local accounting standards
  • Strong experience operating within complex global financial services regulatory frameworks
  • Background in payments or fintech is preferred
  • Proven experience with ERP platforms, automation technologies, and large-scale finance systems transformations
  • Exceptional project management capabilities, with a track record of delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • Highly analytical, strategic, and able to distil complex issues into clear, actionable insights
  • Advanced Excel and data-analysis skills; familiarity with automation or AI-enabled tools is an advantage
Benefits
  • Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 28-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year
  • Learning and Development - We offer a GBP 1,000 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.
  • Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including a medical insurance (BUPA health care plan) and a 5% matching pension plan through Now Pensions.
  • Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.
  • Workplace Nursery Scheme - Save on childcare through salary exchange
  • Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet
  • Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.
  • Pet-friendly office- Because work is better with your paw-tners by your side

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
IFRSlocal accounting standardsfinancial reportingdata analysisautomation technologiesERP platformsfinancial services regulatory frameworksproject managementExcelAI-enabled workflows
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationstrategic thinkinganalytical skillscommunicationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementproblem-solvingcross-functional teamwork
Certifications
qualified accountant