Senior Financial Controller

Do you thrive on turning complex financial data into clear, reliable insight? We're looking for a senior finance leader to take ownership of financial control and reporting across a major global market, joining a business that shapes some of the world's best-known brands.

Why join this team?

This role sits at the heart of how we manage risk, integrity and trust across our finance function. You'll own the control environment for a major market, working closely with the CFO and group finance leadership to keep our reporting robust, our balance sheet reliable, and our audit relationships strong. It's a role with real influence shaping policy, driving standards, and building a high-performing team around you.

What you'll be doing

• Own the development of internal financial controls, finance policies and technical accounting policies, driving their consistent application
• Design and implement mechanisms to ensure balance sheet figures are robust, reliable, and that underlying risks and opportunities are well understood
• Lead preparation of group reporting requirements and consolidated financial statements at half year and year end
• Implement global policy and support regional and local accounting controls, financial controls and compliance
• Support capital, debt, taxation, insurance and risk management activities across the market
• Sponsor and drive continuous improvement and change programmes through to delivery of real benefits
• Build capability, tools and skills within the Financial Control team to increase efficiency and value
• Act as the primary market point of contact for Operational Finance and Commercial Finance pillar heads
• Manage internal and external audit for the market, including all local regulatory compliance
• Provide technical accounting support to the CFO, including accounting papers and audit committee papers
• Monitor regulatory developments and lead the implementation of new accounting standards
• Lead and motivate the Financial Reporting & Control team, including performance management, objective setting and development