GL Lead Controller Job Edinburgh area,City of Edinburgh Scotland UK,Finance & Banking

Location: City of Edinburgh

As GL Lead Controller, you will help bring “Invest in your tomorrow” to life by protecting financial integrity and enabling trusted decisions for our clients and our business
Finance Operations is a core part of Aberdeen’s Finance function, delivering services across Record to Report, Billing, Banking, Accounts Payable and Supplier Relationship Management
Within Group Financial Control, the team provides accurate outputs, robust controls and timely reporting, working with colleagues in Edinburgh and Chennai
Record to Report underpins reliable financial reporting, regulatory compliance and informed decisions, helping enable our clients to be better investors
The team is evolving through continuous improvement, automation and transformation, with strong control discipline and ownership of the numbers
This Finance Operations GL (general ledger) Lead Controller role is a senior leadership opportunity within Record to Report in Edinburgh
You will own R2R across Finance Operations and its interface with Group Finance, acting as financial controller of the ledger and final point of accountability for control, judgement and integrity
Leading GL Leads and a wider team of GL Analysts, you will set the vision, standards and operating framework while owning data integrity, balance sheet substantiation, financial storytelling and senior stakeholder insight
You will also drive automation, AI adoption and enterprise-wide transformation, shaping a scalable future operating model
Act as the ultimate controller of the General Ledger, ensuring accuracy, completeness and integrity of financial data across the Group
Own Balance Sheet Substantiation for Group Finance and Finance Operations, ensuring balances, journals and outputs are supported, controlled and audit ready
Lead the global Record to Report operating model, setting standards and governance for accurate close delivery
Provide senior financial insight, challenge and storytelling, linking outputs to business drivers and risks
Oversee revenue, cost and technical accounting governance, including intercompany, transfer pricing, cost control and fixed assets
Lead GL Leads and the wider R2R organisation while driving transformation, automation, AI adoption and cross-functional strategic delivery

Benefits

Salary sacrifice pension arrangement
Private health insurance
Life Assurance
40 days holiday if you work full time
Dental insurance
Health assessments
Will writing
Critical illness cover
Power of attorney
Financial Guidance and Advice
Holiday buy
Discounted gym memberships
Cycle to work
Interest free season ticket loan
Electric car lease scheme
Travel insurance
Personal accident insurance
Share Plans
Give As You Earn (GAYE)
Volunteering
Long service awards
Subscription to Interactive Investor
Subscription to Finimize
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Supportive parental leave policies , delivered regionally (e.g. 26 weeks paid leave in UK for primary and secondary caregivers)
Employee discount site
Discounted parking

Ability to lead multi-layered teams, including leaders, with strong stakeholder engagement and confidence to influence and challenge
Fully qualified accountant, such as CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
Proven ownership of Balance Sheet Substantiation, financial narrative, senior stakeholder insight and senior-level financial challenge
Significant experience leading Record to Report in a complex, global organisation, with Controller or senior GL leadership ownership
Deep expertise across general ledger, revenue and cost accounting, acting as custodian of financial integrity and control
Experience as the final escalation point for R2R financial and control risk, using Oracle or a similar ERP within global and outsourced delivery models
Strong experience leading transformation, automation and AI initiatives within Record to Report or a comparable finance operations environment

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