Operational Business Controller supporting maritime partnerships for CMA CGM, a global leader in shipping and logistics. Conducting financial oversight and maintaining relationship management in Marseille.
About the role
- Financial Controller overseeing group accounting and finance transformation in a high-growth fintech company. Leading a finance team while ensuring best practices and financial insights.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing group accounting, reporting, and internal controls.
- Partnering with management to define KPIs and financial goals.
- Driving financial strategy, forecasting, and commercial insight.
- Accountable for managing and delivering best in class group accounting, reporting, and internal controls.
- Strong Partnering with SLT and business management to support delivery of our KPIs and financial goals.
- Driving commercial insight through quality of reporting and engagement with the Commercial business teams
- Implement high quality analytics, tracking and monthly reporting against Budget, Forecasts and Projects for all internal and external stakeholders and deliver to critical deadlines
- Maintain month end close at WD5 at all times
- Deliver the monthly pre board finance pack
- Implement new Finance Systems, processes and controls to deliver best in class standards by Dec 26
- Transform Finance data capabilities from insight to action & driving strong business partnership for value creation
- Drive ongoing finance system, process and controls development and implementation, ensuring robust internal controls.
- Work closely with Business Technology to integrate core finance platforms with wider product and operational systems.
- Champion process improvement, automation, and scalability across the finance function.
- Contribute to rolling budgets, forecasting, and variance analysis—ensuring consistency across all financial reporting.
- Elevate the quality, reliability, and tempo of business performance insights.
- Lead, motivate, and develop a growing finance team, creating a high-ownership, high-accountability culture.
- Upskill and coach team members as the business and expectations evolve.
- Finance Team Transformation in accordance with CFO Roadmap & upskilling of end state team
- Manage and deliver all reporting for Audit Committee
- Deliver clean External and Internal Audit outcomes and file statutory accounts within 90 days of year end
- Prepare for PE-driven scrutiny: due diligence, statutory audits, lender reporting, and governance requirements.
- Manage all tax including tax submissions, payments, projects and compliance timelines.
- Build strong relationships with banks, auditors, legal advisors, and other external stakeholders.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant with strong PQE in PE-backed or high-growth environments.
- Leadership & Communication: Confident, excellent leadership, and stakeholder management.
- Analytical: Highly analytical, problem-solving, attention to detail.
- Proactive & Adaptable: Hands-on, proactive, comfortable in dynamic, evolving settings.
- Ability to handle pressure, meet tight deadlines, and balance multiple priorities.
- Experience leading finance teams through change, transformation, or rapid scaling.
- Demonstrable improvements in systems, controls, and processes.
- International experience (US and Europe a bonus).
- Fintech exposure or experience with transaction-heavy environments.
- Strong reconciliation and Excel capability (you know, the kind where people ask *you* for the clever formulas).
Benefits
- Enhanced annual leave of 26 days per annum (plus an additional day for your birthday 🎂)
- Private Medical care through Vitality
- Employee Incentive Scheme
- Access to Tillo’s Storefront with discounts & gift card vouchers
- Hybrid Working
- Top spec equipment including laptop, mouse, keyboard, monitor
- Anniversary gifts
- Monthly breakfasts, drinks, snacks and events
- Team Learning & Development budget
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