Line of Business Financial Controller

Your new company
A leading international financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Finance Controller to join its Financial Control team. Working within a highly regulated environment, you will partner closely with Front Office, Product Control, Operations and senior Finance stakeholders, supporting the integrity of financial reporting across a complex trading business.

Your new role
As a Finance Controller, you will take ownership of the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes for designated business areas, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
Key responsibilities will include:

Producing detailed P&L and balance sheet analysis with insightful month-on-month, quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year commentary
Performing balance sheet reconciliations, substantiation and control reviews
Monitoring and resolving ledger breaks, suspense accounts and reconciliation issues
Supporting Head Office, regulatory and statutory reporting requirements
Coordinating risk and control assessments and maintaining a strong financial control framework
Liaising with Product Control, Operations and business stakeholders to investigate financial reporting issues and improve processes
Supporting financial statement disclosures under IFRS
Assisting with audit reviews, SOX controls and regulatory compliance activities.
Contributing to finance transformation, process improvement and data-driven initiatives

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience gained within banking or financial services.
You will have:

Previous experience within Financial Control, Product Control or Legal Entity Control
Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations and control frameworks
Knowledge of financial instruments and IFRS reporting requirements
Experience delivering management reporting, variance analysis and balance sheet reviews
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work across multiple business functions
Advanced Excel skills and a passion for improving processes and controls
A proactive, analytical and commercially minded approachWhat you'll get in return
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established financial institution offering exposure to a wide range of financial products, senior stakeholder engagement and ongoing transformation initiatives. You will gain broad exposure across financial control, regulatory reporting and business partnering, while working within a collaborative and high-performing finance team.
If you're looking to take the next step in your financial control career within a dynamic banking environment, we'd love to hear from you.
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