Financial Controller; Tech

The Financial Controller is a senior, controls-focused role sitting at the heart of the divisional finance function. Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director, you will own financial controlling forthe

Group’s Technology business– delivering a clean, timely month-end close and a well-controlled balance sheet.

You will also oversee a global, functional P&L and have significant interaction with the Group Finance Team (also located in Birmingham).

You will coordinate the locally required statutory, tax and VAT work through a Netherlands finance lead and an external Dutch accountancy firm. This is a controls-firstrole butwill also require supporting ad-hoc work initiatives, as well as some FP&A activities as required.

• Own the month-end close and reporting timetable for both Dutch entities in Sage Intacct, including journals, accruals, prepayments and  a key point of contact to the Group team regarding Prophix (FP&A tool) upload and reconciliation.

• Maintain balance-sheet integrity through timely reconciliations, review, provisioning and a robust controls framework.

• Prepare consolidation inputs and manage group-GAAP / IFRS alignment and intercompany balances.

• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable with a focus oncashbalances.
  
  Workcollaborativelywith the Birmingham Shared Service steam, ensuringappropriatecontrolsare inplaceoveralltransactions.

• Coordinate the externally-prepared Dutch statutory accounts (Dutch GAAP) and KvK(Dutch Chamber of Commerce) filing with the external accountancy firm.

• Coordinate corporation tax (Vpb) and support transfer-pricing requirements with the external firm.

• Own the statutory audit relationship and review locally-prepared VAT (BTW) and ICP(intracommunitytransactions) submissions.

• Ensure the statutory calendar is met in full, supporting the Netherlands finance lead.

• Lead the production of month and year-end results for both Dutch entities, including management analysis highlighting variances, trends and impacts on the annual business plan and quarterly forecasts.

• Prepare the budget, forecast, monthly variance analysis and management commentary, and produce board and management reporting packs.

• Develop financial models and analysis to guide planning and decision-making, defining KPIs and dashboards that support data-driven decisions.

• Partner with local Sales and operations, providing guidance to both finance and non-finance staff to enhance financial acumen across the business.

• Line-manage accounting teamsinthe Netherlands and UK, providing day-to-day guidance, development support and performance oversight.

• Provide guidance on the use of financial systems, ensuring the integrity of the data held within them.

• Champion the adoption of new financial processes and systems that enhance efficiency, accuracy and insight, acting as a change agent and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

• Drive close automation and support the transition of transactional processing into the Shared Services Centre.

• Other ad-hoc tasks and reporting as required in line with the remit of the role.

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience in a financial control or similar role.

• Proven financial controller experience, ideally across multiple or international entities.

• Strong technical grounding in month-end close, balance-sheet control, consolidation and foreign-entity reporting.

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights.

• Exceptional relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to establish trust and…