Top Financial Controller Jobs in London

Leads group-wide revenue governance, controls, accounting review, and IFRS 15 compliance across SaaS, licensing, and professional services. Oversees revenue close, accrued and deferred revenue, reconciliations, audit support, revenue analysis, and control remediation. Manages a team of three and partners with Finance, Commercial, RevOps, billing, IT, and systems teams. Sponsors BI, automation, AI-enabled reviews, and improvements across Salesforce, NetSuite, Certinia, Cleverbridge, and other revenue platforms.

Perform final quality control inspections on luxury watches, including cases, bracelets, and movements. Validate timing tests, ensure compliance with Rolex and Harrods standards, complete bracelet and strap adjustments, train new starters, and support workshop administration. The role requires meticulous attention to detail, technical watchmaking knowledge, problem-solving ability, and proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word. It is permanent and fully onsite, five days per week.

Leads group-wide Accounts Payable, Billing, Credit Control, banking operations, and working capital management. Manages teams across London and Porto, oversees controls, collections, payment runs, and financial processes across multiple countries. Owns finance systems optimisation, NetSuite integrations, automation, governance, data integrity, revenue recognition, and Source-to-Procure transformation. Partners with Finance, Technology, and business stakeholders on reporting, audits, process improvement, and scalable transactional finance operations.

Own financial operations and reporting across UK and French entities. Lead month-end close, treasury, statutory accounts, audits, tax compliance, internal controls, AR/AP, billing, deferred revenue, and finance-process automation. Manage one direct report and collaborate with the CFO and FP&A team. The role also supports ESOP administration, company secretarial duties, investor reporting, and scalable AI-enabled finance workflows.

Leads UK controllership, financial reporting, statutory filings, US GAAP and UK GAAP compliance, close processes, reconciliations, audit coordination, SOX controls, tax and VAT coordination, and a London-based accounting team. Partners with business leadership, shared services, tax, legal, procurement, and global controllership while driving process improvements, risk remediation, financial modeling, and strategic finance projects.

Manage project schedules, timelines, critical paths, milestones, risks, budgets, forecasts, costs, and performance reporting. The role requires monitoring project health, developing KPIs, coordinating stakeholders, and optimizing project management systems such as ERP, Primavera, and MS Project across multiple projects.

Manage project schedules, timelines, dependencies, milestones, KPIs, risks, budgets, forecasts, costs, and project management systems. The role supports project performance and stakeholder reporting across multiple priorities, using tools such as ERP, Primavera, and MS Project. Candidates should have project scheduling, planning, cost control, and risk management experience, strong stakeholder skills, and willingness to travel as required. SC clearance or eligibility is required.

Manage bookkeeping and credit control activities, including bank payments, client statements, VAT returns, balance sheet and supplier reconciliations, management accounts, and purchase and sales ledgers. The role also requires maintaining knowledge of the Zero accounting package and supporting accurate, timely financial processes in a fast-paced onsite environment.

The Controller owns financial planning and reporting, including annual budgets, weekly cash-flow updates, monthly P&L reviews, cost optimization, loan oversight, working capital, and HR financial planning. The role supports sales and operations, collaborates with the CEO, reports to investors, and participates in board meetings. Candidates need an accounting background, preferably Big Four experience, finance leadership experience in a small or medium-sized business, and UK work authorization.

Manage document control activities across engineering, construction, and energy infrastructure projects. Maintain document numbering, revisions, registers, transmittals, access rights, archiving, and electronic document management systems. Coordinate technical submissions and handover packages among internal teams, contractors, and suppliers. Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and quality requirements, support audits and project closeout, prepare status reports, and identify document workflow risks and delays.

Manage bookkeeping, bank payments, credit control, VAT returns, balance sheet and supplier reconciliations, management accounts, and purchase and sales ledgers. The role requires maintaining accurate financial records using the Zero accounting package, preparing client statements, and supporting finance processes in a fast-paced, onsite London environment.

The Controller owns financial planning and reporting for a growing portfolio company. Responsibilities include preparing annual budgets, monitoring weekly cash flow, producing monthly P&L and cash updates, optimizing costs, reviewing loans, managing working capital, supporting HR financial planning, and advising sales and operations. The role also involves investor reporting, board meeting participation, and close collaboration with the CEO on finances and budgets.

Oversee legal entity financial control and reporting for a global regulated financial services group. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements under IFRS, US GAAP, and FRS 102; managing month-end reporting, reconciliations, audits, management reporting, SOX controls, acquisitions, and business changes. The role also reviews balance sheet substantiation, improves processes, supports senior management, and provides guidance and line management to team members.

Manage a portfolio of broker accounts by collecting outstanding balances, resolving queries, allocating cash receipts, reconciling accounts, and preparing monthly statements. The role also involves building broker relationships, supporting process improvements, contributing to team projects, and providing wider team coverage. This entry-level opportunity is designed to develop expertise in insurance credit control and finance.

Manage project documentation, filing, retrieval, distribution, workflows, approvals, and compliance across EDMS platforms. Administer Asite, maintain accurate project records, audit data integrity, support reporting, and assist project teams, contractors, and clients with document management. Train new starters, provide EDMS support, and ensure Asite remains the single source of truth for project information.

Manage supplier orderbooks and act as the customer liaison to ensure on-time delivery. Responsibilities include resolving supply chain issues, conducting supplier performance reviews, maintaining supplier relationships, understanding customer requirements, and coordinating solutions across the organization. The role requires weekly travel to supplier locations, strong Microsoft Office skills, ERP/MRP scheduling experience, problem-solving ability, and a valid UK driving license with vehicle access.

Manages collections and credit control for outstanding legal fees, including contacting clients, resolving billing queries, tracking aged debt, negotiating payment arrangements, and managing e-billing submissions. Maintains client billing guidelines, budgets, matter details, and approval workflows; produces collection and debtor reports; supports month-end activities and process improvements; and coordinates with partners, finance, billing, accounts payable, and client compliance teams.

Supports large and complex projects by monitoring financial information, project schedules, KPIs, performance metrics, and process compliance. Collects and analyzes project data, prepares plans and reports, identifies discrepancies, recommends improvements, and provides advisory support to project teams and internal stakeholders across multiple sectors.

Prepare and validate daily P&L and risk reporting for EMEA currencies and emerging markets. Deliver commentary to senior management, investigate P&L breaks, design and implement controls and process improvements, and coordinate with front, middle, and back office to resolve reporting and control issues.

Lead accounting and financial reporting for UK, Middle East and Africa operations. Manage month-end close, audits, statutory/FCA filings, SOX/internal controls, forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis. Build and mentor the local finance team, drive system and process improvements, support M&A and transformation projects, coordinate external advisers, and provide commercial finance partnership to regional business leaders.

Owns financial controllership for Tide’s credit products across three companies, including month-end reporting, provisioning, fraud and credit-risk loss controls, balance-sheet substantiation, and financial control processes. Partners with credit, risk, collections, FP&A, product, and operations teams; supports new product launches, audits, tax compliance, budgeting, forecasting, and process improvements. The role requires strong technical accounting expertise and attendance at Old Street offices at least one day weekly.

Leads financial control and reporting across EMEA legal entities and branches, overseeing close processes, statutory reporting, audits, regulatory governance, capital and liquidity monitoring, and internal controls. Supports boards, audit committees, regulators, and senior management with financial analysis and recommendations. Partners with tax, risk, and compliance teams, manages governance activities, develops finance professionals, and drives process improvements within a regulated asset management environment.

Reviews and controls fund NAVs, reconciliations, capital activity, expenses, valuations, and investment accounting across alternative credit, venture capital, quant, and tokenisation strategies. The role analyzes complex datasets, coordinates with administrators and auditors, supports fund audits, improves processes, and partners with Technology to automate workflows and strengthen controls using Excel and VBA.

Own UK financial reporting, including month-end close, revenue and margin reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, group Cognos submissions, controls, audit support, and statutory accounts. The role also supports budgeting, cash forecasting, ERP migration, automation, and process improvement. It requires a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting, reporting, controls, audit, Excel, and systems experience.

Oversee daily and monthly P&L reporting, reconciliations, valuations, pricing, and product setup for OTC derivatives, with emphasis on emerging markets and delta-one strategies. Partner with trading, fund accounting, portfolio management, operations, and fund administrators to ensure accurate T+1 and monthly reporting. Investigate valuation differences, explain results to stakeholders, and manage high-volume data in a fast-paced environment.