Financial Control Lead
HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United KingdomHybridFull TimeSenior LevelMedium
Full TimeSenior LevelMedium
Job Summary
Own allocated month-end close activities, prepare and approve general ledger journals, and investigate balances and variances to ensure accurate reporting. Lead the monthly capitalisation and amortisation process for intangible assets while building scalable, efficient processes that reduce manual effort. Partner with FP&A and external auditors to support regulatory, statutory, and tax reporting requirements. Drive automation initiatives to capture accounting entries from core banking systems and implement AI-enabled tools to enhance team productivity.
Required Qualifications
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Strong financial accounting and financial control experience within a regulated financial services, banking or fintech environment
- Experience managing month-end close activities, balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger controls
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including experience interpreting and applying accounting standards
- Experience supporting complex accounting areas, including preparing analysis and documentation to support technical accounting judgements
- Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and audit requirements
- Proven ability to identify, lead and implement process improvement initiatives
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong financial analysis capability
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment
- High attention to detail combined with a pragmatic and solutions-focused mindset
Desired Qualifications
- Experience within a regulated bank or payments organisation
- Experience with share-based payment accounting
- Experience supporting statutory accounts, regulatory reporting or tax reporting processes
- Experience implementing finance systems, automation solutions or reporting enhancements
- Knowledge of data analytics, AI-enabled tools and workflow automation technologies
- Experience working with high-volume transaction processing environments
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