Financial Controller
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Fulham, England, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Qualifications & Experience: Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with experience as a Senior Finance Manager or Financial Controller in a fast paced tech, marketplace or high growth business.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong core accounting fundamentals with exposure to multi-entity environments. Eager to take ownership of group consolidations and coordinate international payroll, tax, and comp
- Audit & Advisory Management: Experience supporting annual audits and working alongside external accounting, tax advisory, and banking partners to ensure smooth global compliance.
- Mindset & Execution: Highly organised and proactive, with a proven ability to take ownership and stay ahead of deadlines. Comfortable navigating our current stack (Xero/Stripe/Paypal). Commercially mi
- Fintech & Automation Savvy: Experience implementing or administering modern financial tools to automate workflows.
Nice to have
- Industry Background: Prior experience in a high-volume transactional environment e.g., online marketplaces, e-commerce, SaaS, or fintech.
- International Exposure: Experience working within a multi-currency group structure and collaborating with outsourced overseas accounting partners.
- Language Skills: Professional or conversational proficiency in French or German to liaise effectively with European entities, tax authorities, and local advisors.
Full description
Contract type: Permanent
Contract hours: Full-time
Location: Fulham, SW London
Salary: £75k - £85k depending on experience + stock options
About Adzuna
Adzuna is a job search engine that lists every job, everywhere. From our launch in the UK in 2011, we now have tens of millions of visitors a month and are busy conquering the world from our office in West London, helping millions of people find better, more fulfilling jobs.
We are a commercially minded team that moves fast, takes ownership, and loves what we do. As our global footprint expands through international scale and strategic acquisitions (including Seiza, Getwork, and Joblift), we are looking for an exceptional Senior Finance Manager to oversee and streamline our multi-entity finance operations.
About the Role
This is a high-impact, hands-on role for an ambitious Financial Controller ready to own accounting and financial control across our global business. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will oversee day-to-day accounting operations within a lean finance team.
In this role, you will run multi-entity group consolidation, international financial reporting, month end reporting, statutory compliance, and tax across our UK, US, French, German and Australian entities. You will ensure robust financial controls, coordinate the annual audit, and partner with local regional specialists to manage our international payroll and tax compliance.
Whether you are a high-performing Senior Finance Manager ready for a broader mandate, or a Financial Controller from a smaller tech company looking for greater international scale, this is an ideal opportunity for a proactive finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to build a best-in-class global finance infrastructure.
What You'll Do
Group Accounting, Consolidation & Controls
- Multi-Entity Consolidation: Own the month-end and year-end close process, producing accurate consolidated group management accounts across UK, US, and European entities.
- Financial Controls: Ensure strict compliance with accounting standards, maintain the group finance calendar, and continuously refine financial controls as the business scales.
- Audit Leadership: Act as the main point of contact for external auditors, managing the annual audit process and statutory accounts preparation.
- CFO Support: Partner with the CFO by providing accurate consolidated figures and schedules to support executive decision-making.
Tax, Payroll & Compliance
- Tax compliance: Manage UK VAT reviews and declarations, French TVA, German sales tax. Coordinate US tax filings. Execute global transfer pricing agreements.