Legal Entity Restructure Controller
Posted 1 day ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London, UK
Summary: The Interim Legal Entity Controller role in London involves leading finance efforts for a group-wide legal entity rationalisation programme within a fast-scaling technology platform. The position requires overseeing financial governance during significant corporate changes and ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in legal entity structures and strong stakeholder engagement skills. This role is pivotal in aligning the company's financial operations with its strategic goals in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Overseeing financial governance during mergers, dissolutions, and reorganisations
- Managing statutory reporting, audits, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions
- Collaborating with Legal, Tax, Treasury, and Regulatory teams on entity changes
- Ensuring robust controls for intercompany transactions, capital movements, and reserves
- Supporting capital structure planning and regulatory compliance
- Developing standardised processes for legal entity oversight
- Acting as a finance SME across internal stakeholder groups
Key Skills:
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with 6-10 years' post-qualification experience.
- Strong knowledge of legal entity structures, statutory reporting, and control frameworks
- Experience in legal entity rationalisation, M&A, or post-acquisition integration
- Background in financial services, SaaS, or managed services
- Advanced Excel and strong ERP/system skills
- Commercial acumen and excellent stakeholder engagement skills
Salary (Rate): £650 daily
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company
A fast-scaling technology platform and managed services provider supporting clients globally. Operating in a dynamic, regulated environment, the business is undergoing a strategic legal entity restructure to align with commercial and regulatory goals. The culture is collaborative, fast-paced, and focused on operational excellence.
Your new role
As UK Financial Controller, you'll lead finance efforts across a group-wide legal entity rationalisation programme. Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing financial governance during mergers, dissolutions, and reorganisations
- Managing statutory reporting, audits, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions
- Collaborating with Legal, Tax, Treasury, and Regulatory teams on entity changes
- Ensuring robust controls for intercompany transactions, capital movements, and reserves
- Supporting capital structure planning and regulatory compliance
- Developing standardised processes for legal entity oversight
- Acting as a finance SME across internal stakeholder groups
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with 6-10 years' post-qualification experience.
- Strong knowledge of legal entity structures, statutory reporting, and control frameworks
- Experience in legal entity rationalisation, M&A, or post-acquisition integration
- Background in financial services, SaaS, or managed services
- Advanced Excel and strong ERP/system skills
- Commercial acumen and excellent stakeholder engagement skills
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