Responsibilities
- Establish a robust and scalable Group financial control framework, ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting across a growing international entity structure.
- Strengthen and document internal controls and governance, laying the foundation for SOX-ready compliance and supporting potential future public market transactions.
- Standardize global accounting policies and reporting practices, enabling consistent financial reporting across multiple jurisdictions and currencies.
- Improve the global month-end close process, reducing timelines while maintaining high standards of financial accuracy and audit readiness.
- Partner with ERP and finance transformation initiatives to improve financial systems, automation, and reporting infrastructure.
- Build and develop a high-performing global finance control team, establishing strong processes and clear accountability across regional controllers and reporting functions.
Requirements
- 12–18+ years of progressive experience in accounting and financial control within international organizations.
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
- Extensive experience managing group consolidation and financial reporting across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and complex technical accounting topics.
- Demonstrated experience building or scaling finance functions in high-growth environments.
- Experience establishing internal control frameworks and audit-ready financial processes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex accounting matters clearly to senior leadership and non-finance stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Experience preparing organizations for SOX compliance, IPO readiness, or public company environments.
- Background in healthcare, medical technology, SaaS, AI, or other regulated industries.
- Big 4 training or equivalent professional services background.
- Experience with ERP implementations or finance system transformations (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics).
- Proven ability to build and lead international finance teams.
