Group Financial Control & Reporting Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Group Audit Leadership: Take ownership of the FY2026 external audit, acting as the primary point of contact and coordinating audit deliverables, timelines and outstanding issues across international finance teams.
• Group Financial Reporting: Lead the preparation, review and delivery of consolidated IFRS financial statements and disclosures, working closely with the Group Consolidation Lead to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Technical Accounting: Prepare and review IFRS technical accounting papers covering complex areas including business combinations, acquisition accounting, goodwill and impairment, fair value measurement, revenue recognition, leases and financial instruments.
• Financial Control: Review key year-end balance sheet reconciliations, accounting policies and supporting schedules, ensuring strong financial controls and audit readiness across the Group.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with senior finance leadership, external auditors and regional finance teams to resolve audit queries, technical accounting matters and reporting challenges.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to strengthen financial reporting processes, improve audit efficiency and establish sustainable documentation and controls.
• Regulatory Developments: Support IFRS 18 readiness and other relevant developments in financial reporting standards.

Candidate Profile

• ACA qualified, Big Four background and experience at Senior Manager level.
• Extensive experience leading complex multinational Group audits and delivering consolidated IFRS financial statements.
• Strong technical accounting expertise, particularly across IFRS, business combinations, goodwill, impairment and acquisition accounting.
• A proven ability to manage external audit relationships, challenge technical accounting judgements and engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Experience operating within complex, multi-entity international businesses.
• A hands-on, delivery-focused approach, with the ability to take ownership and work independently under demanding reporting deadlines.