Global Financial Controller

Sinclair is Hiring! Join Our Team as Global Financial Controller

We are currently recruiting for Global Financial Controller at United Kingdom.

Location:

United Kingdom (London preferred).

Reporting To:
Chief Financial Officer.

The Global Financial Controller is responsible for leading Sinclair’s global accounting, financial control, statutory reporting, consolidation, audit and governance activities across all legal entities.

The role ensures the integrity of the Group’s financial information, compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements, and the establishment of robust financial controls to support the organisation’s continued transformation and growth.

The Global Financial Controller will play a key leadership role in strengthening financial governance, improving reporting quality, supporting ERP transformation initiatives and building a scalable finance operating model across the Group.

Lead the Group’s accounting and financial control activities across all regions.

Responsible for:

• Group accounting policies
• Technical accounting guidance
• Financial control framework
• Balance sheet governance
• General ledger integrity
• Accounting compliance

Ensure consistency and accuracy across all legal entities.

Oversee:

• Monthly consolidation process
• Quarterly reporting
• Year-end reporting
• Management reporting
• Shareholder reporting

Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results.

Responsible for maintaining a strong partnership with FP&A and business finance teams.

Lead:

• Annual statutory reporting process
• External audits
• Local statutory filings
• Financial statement preparation

Coordinate with external auditors and local finance teams globally.

Ensure audit readiness throughout the year.

Develop and maintain:

• Financial controls framework
• Accounting governance
• Approval controls
• Balance sheet review process
• Risk and compliance controls

Drive a culture of accountability and financial discipline.

Support future internal audit and governance programmes.

Provide leadership on:

• IFRS compliance
• Revenue recognition
• Inventory accounting
• Manufacturing accounting
• Intercompany accounting
• Foreign exchange accounting
• Business restructuring activities
• Acquisition and divestment accounting

Act as the Group’s accounting subject matter expert.

Partner with:

• External tax advisers
• Treasury teams
• Local finance teams

Support:

• Corporate tax compliance
• Transfer pricing governance
• VAT compliance
• Cash management controls

Whilst not directly responsible for tax strategy, ensure accounting implications are appropriately managed.

Act as the Finance Lead for accounting and controls within finance transformation initiatives.

Support:

• SAP S/4
  
  HANA implementation
• ERP process design
• Master data governance
• Chart of accounts redesign
• Finance process standardisation

Ensure strong accounting controls are embedded into future systems.

Partner closely with manufacturing finance teams.

Provide oversight on:

• Inventory valuation
• Standard costing
• Variance analysis
• Inventory provisions
• Obsolescence reserves
• Manufacturing accounting policies

Ensure financial integrity across manufacturing operations.

Lead and develop a global accounting and financial control team.

Responsibilities include:

• Team development
• Succession planning
• Performance management
• Capability building

Drive a high-performance culture across the finance organisation.

• Qualified Accountant (ACA preferred, ACCA, CPA or equivalent).
• 12+ years of progressive finance experience.
• Significant experience in financial control and accounting leadership.
• Experience leading multinational accounting operations.
• Strong IFRS technical accounting expertise.
• Experience managing external audits.
• Experience overseeing multiple legal entities internationally.
• Experience leading teams across multiple countries.

• Medical device, pharmaceutical or manufacturing industry experience.
• Experience with in private equity or shareholder-led…