Financial Controller

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and delivery of monthly and quarterly consolidated management accounts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to reporting deadlines.
• Manage the Group consolidation process, including review of submissions from regional finance teams, intercompany reconciliations, consolidation adjustments, and compliance with Group accounting policies.
• Prepare annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS and ensure compliance with all relevant accounting, regulatory, and disclosure requirements.
• Own and oversee the Group's internal control compliance framework, ensuring key financial controls are appropriately monitored, and operating effectively across all jurisdictions.
• Coordinate control testing and remediation activities, partnering with regional finance teams and business stakeholders to address control deficiencies and strengthen the overall control environment.
• Coordinate and manage year-end and interim audits for the Group and standalone entities across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring timely completion and resolution of audit issues.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, managing audit planning, information requests, technical accounting discussions, and audit deliverables.
• Liaise closely with Regional Finance Directors to ensure consistency of financial reporting, accounting treatments, internal controls, and compliance with Group policies.
• Oversee UK and non-UK tax compliance obligations, ensuring accurate and timely submission of corporate tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, and other statutory tax filings.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across financial reporting, consolidation, compliance, and control processes to improve efficiency and governance.

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA or equivalent).
• Significant post‑qualification experience in financial control, external audit, financial reporting, or corporate accounting roles within an international or multinational environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, consolidated financial reporting, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Proven experience preparing consolidated financial statements and managing multi‑jurisdictional audits.
• Strong understanding of UK and international tax compliance requirements.
• Experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and improving internal control frameworks and governance processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing external auditors and coordinating audit activities across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing teams of qualified and non‑qualified finance professionals.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP, consolidation, and financial reporting systems.

We offer competitive benefits including exciting international career opportunities in a company that is expanding rapidly. We prioritise and support your career journey, making you feel valued, included and  you thrive in an ultra‑luxury environment and are passionate about warm and personalized hospitality where every detail matters, we invite you to apply to join us on our journey.