Financial Controller

The Role

Reporting into the Group CFO out of the London head office, the US Financial Controller will own the US month-end close, US GAAP reporting and the ongoing strengthening of US financial controls, working alongside outsourced advisors on the ground in the US. The role is hands-on and technically strong, ideal for a fully qualified accountant who wants meaningful US GAAP ownership in a growing multi-entity, multi-currency life sciences group.

• Own the month-end close, management accounts and reporting for the US entity
• Prepare US GAAP reporting and support the group consolidation under IFRS or UK GAAP
• Manage the outsourced US bookkeeping, tax and payroll providers
• Own US statutory reporting and federal and state tax compliance in partnership with external advisors
• Manage multi-currency accounting, intercompany balances and FX exposure
• Support R&D tax incentive claims, clinical trial accounting and grant reporting where relevant
• Strengthen financial controls, policies and process across the US entity
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash management for the US business

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or foreign equivalent)
• Strong technical foundation with hands-on experience of US GAAP reporting
• Experience of multi-entity, multi-currency environments
• Prior exposure to life sciences, biotech, pharmaceuticals or a scale-up group is preferred
• Comfortable owning close, statutory reporting and tax compliance end to end
• Practical, hands-on and organised, with a genuine appetite for building process in a growing business