Senior Manager – Finance Generalists

Overview

In this role you will strengthen Aggreko’s financial control environment across the UKI & Events business, ensuring policy alignment, US GAAP and SOX compliance. You will partner with regional and cross-functional teams to drive governance excellence and reliable financial reporting. You will oversee audits and control remediation, shaping processes that support scalable, compliant operations. This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to a globally operating energy leader, balancing rigorous controls with business enablement.

Pay / Benefits

• pension plan
• bonus scheme
• Life Assurance
• Hybrid working
• generous holiday entitlement (buy/sell additional days)
• Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Lead and strengthen the financial controls framework across the UKI & Events business, ensuring compliance with policies, US GAAP and SOX.
• Support DOA, SOD, journal entry approvals, SOX evidence collection, and READ monitoring activities.
• Coordinate Group external audits under US GAAP; act as primary liaison with auditors, finance teams, and Shared Service Centre.
• Lead internal audit planning and support audit programmes.
• Ensure compliance with direct and indirect tax reporting and statutory filing obligations.
• Review and enhance balance sheet substantiation, reconciliation controls, and action tracking.
• Drive process improvements and control remediation to strengthen the control environment.
• Act as Security Champion back-up for financial data security and follow-up activities.
• Partner with Regional Finance, Operations, Procurement, Tax, Treasury, IT and SSC to deliver consistent, compliant processes.
• Promote accountability, governance, continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in a US-controlled environment with US GAAP and SOX compliance.
• 5-10 years of progressive accounting, controls, audit or finance leadership experience.
• Experience in statutory reporting, external audit management, tax compliance and financial controls.
• Knowledge of transfer pricing, withholding tax, treasury and cash management.
• Strong analytical abilities and root-cause problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working across global organisations and diverse teams.
• Confident communicator with stakeholder influence across levels and functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (advanced functions).
• Experience with global ERP systems and finance process transformation initiatives.

• analytical mindset
• stakeholder management
• cross-functional collaboration
• US GAAP
• SOX compliance
• internal and external audit coordination

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