Financial Controller

We're looking for a Financial Controller to join our hybrid team in Newcastle. In this role, you will oversee the financial controllership and accounting framework for multiple legal entities in the UK and Ireland. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements, tax regulations and US-GAAP, while maintaining robust internal controls and driving process improvements. This is a critical leadership position that partners with senior finance and business stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting and governance, while enabling growth in a regional market.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an effective accounting and internal control framework to ensure compliance with local regulations, US-GAAP and corporate policies
• Monitor changes in local legislation and initiate policy adjustments to sustain compliance standards
• Review and analyse monthly closing results to ensure accurate financial reporting of trial balance
• Prepare statutory-to-US-GAAP reconciliations and GAAP-to-tax bridges for deferred tax calculations
• Deliver timely completion of statutory audits and related filings across jurisdictions
• Oversee preparation and submission of periodic and annual tax filings, handling responses to tax authority inquiries and managing tax audits in coordination with corporate tax teams
• Supervise payroll operations in collaboration with the global payroll shared services team
• Ensure compliance with transfer pricing requirements, coordinating with intercompany teams on documentation
• Drive integration initiatives for newly acquired entities and lead entity simplification efforts in the region
• Provide guidance and controllership support to local leadership and other stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, science or a related field or apprenticeship in accounting
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent recognised accounting qualification
• Minimum 10 years of experience in accounting or audit within a multinational environment (experience in a Big4 firm advantageous)
• At least 5 years of leadership experience managing accounting and compliance for legal entities
• Strong knowledge of statutory, IFRS or US-GAAP accounting standards
• Proven track record in managing tax audits and statutory audit processes
• Experience in leveraging shared services as part of finance operations
• Advanced analytical and technical skills with proficiency in SAP or similar ERP systems and MS Office
• Tax knowledge considered an advantage