Group Financial Controller

We are looking for a Group Financial Controller to take ownership of accounting, financial reporting and tax across an international, multi-entity group operating across several business lines, including fintech and crypto-related activities.

The role reports directly to the CFO and combines hands-on financial control with responsibility for group-level processes, reporting and financial flows.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own accounting and financial reporting across the group’s legal entities
• Manage month-end and year-end closing, reconciliations and financial statement preparation
• Consolidate financial information across entities and jurisdictions
• Ensure consistent accounting treatment across the group
• Ensure accounting data provides a reliable basis for management reporting and financial analysis
• Coordinate tax compliance across jurisdictions with local accountants and external advisers
• Support transfer pricing, intercompany transactions and related documentation
• Oversee bank, payment provider, exchange and crypto-related reconciliations
• Work with large volumes of transactional data and complex financial flows
• Analyze discrepancies, identify issues and drive their resolution
• Investigate non-standard transactions and new financial flows and determine appropriate accounting treatment
• Coordinate with auditors, tax advisers, banks and other external parties
• Participate in audits and regulatory reporting
• Improve financial systems, controls and accounting processes
• Build accounting processes for new entities, products and transaction types

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of relevant experience in accounting / financial control
• Strong practical accounting and financial reporting background
• Experience with multi-entity accounting, consolidation and intercompany transactions
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions
• UAE experience is a strong advantage
• Good practical understanding of IFRS
• Experience with Corporate Tax, VAT / indirect taxes and local tax advisers
• Strong reconciliation and financial analysis skills
• Experience working with high-volume transactional data and complex datasets
• Experience working with auditors, banks and external advisers
• Experience with transfer pricing and international groups is a strong advantage
• Experience in fintech, payments, banking, EMI / PSP or crypto is a plus, but not required
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills
• English - strong working proficiency

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a finance professional who can take full ownership of their area and operate independently.

The right person:

• Understands the business behind the accounting, not just the accounting entries
• Is comfortable working with complex and unfamiliar financial flows
• Can independently investigate issues and come up with conclusions and solutions
• Can build processes where no established process exists
• Knows when to resolve an issue independently and when to escalate it
• Is structured, reliable and detail-oriented
• Is comfortable working in a fast-changing international environment
• Wants to work with a broader scope rather than focus only on routine accounting

This role is a good fit for someone with a strong professional foundation who is ready to take on greater ownership, more complex financial structures and group-level responsibility.