
Financial Controller
Teciem
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Designs and implements financial reporting mechanisms and operational strategies to best practice and optimizes effective, compliant delivery
- Oversee and develop the end-to-end accounting function
- Own group accounting and statutory reporting under IFRS, including preparation and review of statutory accounts for UK and international entities
- Ensure timely and accurate statutory filings and compliance with Companies House and local regulatory requirements
- Manage accounting for a multi-entity, multi-currency international group, including intercompany accounting, eliminations, and consolidation
- Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, providing timely and high-quality financial information to executive leadership and stakeholders
- Act as the primary owner of the external audit process, managing planning, execution, and resolution of technical accounting matters to ensure clean audit outcomes
- Oversee tax compliance and reporting across jurisdictions (corporation tax, indirect taxes, transfer pricing), working with external advisors as required
- Support M&A activity, including financial due diligence, purchase accounting, integration of acquired entities, and post-acquisition reporting
- Own equity accounting, including share-based payment arrangements, option schemes, and related disclosures
- Ensure accurate software and SaaS revenue recognition in line with IFRS 15, including contract review, technical assessments, and system enablement
- Lead and develop a high-performing finance team, managing third-party providers where appropriate (payroll, audit, tax)
- Leads and operates the payroll function, working with an external provider to assure all employees are paid correctly and on time
- Establish and maintain clear financial controls and policies, ensuring the integrity and management of the financial ledger
Requirements
- Substantial experience as a financial controller in a complex, high-growth, or private equity-backed organization
- Proven experience leading or owning the implementation and ongoing optimization of an ERP system, including finance architecture, controls, and reporting
- Experience in Executive and Board level engagement
- Experience in managing third party service providers
- Experience managing international, multi-entity accounting environments
- Strong hands-on experience with IFRS reporting, including technical accounting, software / SaaS revenue recognition and policy development at a global business
- Demonstrated ownership of external audits, including coordination with auditors and resolution of technical matters
- Experience supporting M&A transactions, including due diligence, integration, and purchase accounting
- Practical experience with equity accounting and share-based compensation
- Comfortable operating in a private equity environment, supporting investor reporting and governance requirements
Benefits
- Recognized professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, CTP, ACT, ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Strong technical accounting knowledge with excellent attention to detail
- Commercially minded, with the ability to balance rigour and pragmatism
- Effective people leader with experience building and developing teams
- Highly organized, resilient, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportingaccountingIFRSstatutory reportingintercompany accountingconsolidationtax complianceequity accountingSaaS revenue recognitionERP system implementation
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementstakeholder engagementcommunicationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingorganizational skillscollaborationadaptabilitydecision-making