Financial Controller Americas

Skills

About the Role

You will manage finance operations across the Americas, supervise local finance personnel, and coordinate accounting, reporting, and control activities. You will support monthly and year-end close, prepare management and statutory accounts, maintain reconciliations, assist with tax and regulatory reporting, work with auditors, and improve finance processes.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, or ACCA)
• At least 3 years of post-qualification experience
• Background in business services, audit, or corporate accounting
• Understanding of financial accounting principles, statutory reporting, and control frameworks
• Experience with consolidated accounts and management reporting
• Experience with ERP systems; NetSuite preferred
• Experience supporting tax compliance, indirect tax filings, tax provisioning, and intercompany accounting is advantageous
• Advanced Excel skills
• Communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Right to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Oversee regional finance operations across the Americas
• Supervise local finance personnel and coordinate accounting, reporting, and control activities
• Review journal entries and ensure transactions are accurately recorded
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Support month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare monthly management accounts and assist with statutory financial statements
• Support regulatory financial reporting and related returns
• Prepare tax provisions, reconciliations, and filing support
• Record and reconcile intercompany charges
• Prepare audit schedules and respond to auditor queries
• Maintain and improve financial controls
• Support budgeting and forecasting
• Streamline and automate finance processes
• Collaborate with finance, risk, operations, and shared services teams