The Position
- The Financial Control & Reporting Lead will be responsible for strengthening the financial control environment, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial reporting, and driving discipline around month-end close activities.
- The role will serve as a key review layer between the Finance team and the Head of Finance, ensuring that reconciliations, schedules, journals, and reporting outputs are properly prepared, reviewed, and completed within required timelines.
- The role will also provide oversight on key financial balances, support audit readiness, and ensure strong documentation standards across all accounting processes.
Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Month-End Close
- Support month-end and year-end close processes
- Review monthly management accounts and financial reporting packs
- Ensure timely completion of all close activities in line with reporting deadlines
- Perform analytical reviews of financial results, variances, and balance sheet movements
- Support preparation and review of financial statements and disclosures
Reconciliations & Financial Controls
- Review balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules across key accounts
- Take oversight of high-risk and complex reconciliations
- Ensure timely resolution of reconciling items and escalation of aged differences
- Strengthen documentation and control processes around key financial balances
Audit Coordination & Support
- Coordinate external and internal audit requests and ensure timely responses
- Maintain audit schedules, PBC listings, and supporting documentation
- Support auditors during fieldwork and follow up on audit queries
- Track and support closure of audit findings and management actions
- Maintain audit-ready documentation throughout the financial year
Team Oversight & Review Function
- Serve as first-level reviewer for key accounting schedules and reconciliations prepared by the Finance team
- Provide guidance and support to team members on accounting treatments and documentation standards
- Monitor completion of recurring weekly and monthly deliverables
- Support the Head of Finance in driving accountability, timelines, and execution discipline
Process Improvement & Support
- Identify gaps in financial processes and recommend improvements
- Support standardization of reporting templates and reconciliation frameworks
- Participate in ERP implementation activities relating to finance processes
- Contribute to strengthening internal controls and documentation standards
Requirements
What You Bring
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
- ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification is mandatory
- 7-10 years of relevant experience in Financial Reporting, Audit, Financial Control, or Accounting
- Experience in financial services, fintech, banking, or lending environments is strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial statement preparation
- Experience managing month-end close processes and reconciliations
- Experience working with external auditors and audit processes
Technical Skills & Competencies
- Financial Reporting & IFRS
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- Financial Controls
- Month-End Close Management
- Audit Coordination
- Analytical Review
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- ERP Systems advantageous
- Strong attention to detail and documentation discipline
This Job Is Perfect For You If You
- Have strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise
- Enjoy strengthening financial controls and improving reporting processes
- Can review complex financial information with accuracy and attention to detail
- Thrive in a fast-paced, regulated financial services environment
- Are passionate about driving accountability, quality, and continuous improvement
You Will Not Enjoy This Job If You
- Prefer working without structured reporting timelines
- Struggle with reviewing detailed reconciliations and financial documentation
- Are uncomfortable challenging inconsistencies or following up on outstanding actions
- Prefer transactional accounting over financial oversight and control
