Central London | Hybrid | Permanent | Immediate start or short notice preferred
Fast-growing health & beauty retail business with a portfolio of beautifully designed, highly desirable products aimed at a younger, digitally engaged customer base.
As the business continues to grow internationally, they’re looking for a Financial Controller to join their European finance team, taking ownership of the accounting and financial control across a number of European entities.
This is an autonomous role with genuine ownership and visibility. You’ll be trusted to manage your entities, ensure robust financial control and work closely with colleagues across the wider European and Group finance teams.
The role
You’ll take responsibility for the financial accounting and control of European entities, including:
- Ownership of month-end close and financial reporting for some European entities
- Balance sheet reconciliations and control
- Statutory accounts and audit coordination
- VAT and other country-specific compliance requirements
- Working with local advisers and external stakeholders where required
- Supporting the wider European finance team with reporting and analysis
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and efficiency as the business scales
- Working across multiple entities and jurisdictions in a high-volume, low-value transaction environment
- Acting as a key finance contact for your entities and managing your workload independently
What they’re looking for
A qualified or suitably experienced accountant who enjoys having ownership and autonomy and is comfortable working across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
Experience of country-specific accounting requirements in one or more of the following would be particularly valuable:
- Germany
- France
- Spain
- Netherlands
You’ll ideally have:
- Strong financial accounting and financial control experience
- Experience working with overseas entities
- Good understanding of statutory and compliance requirements
- Excellent attention to detail and a structured approach
- The confidence to work independently and take ownership
- A proactive, commercially minded approach to problem-solving
Experience within retail, consumer, e-commerce, FMCG or another high-volume environment would be advantageous
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