Financial Controller

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential media organization with creative brands spanning multiple international entities. They need a Financial Controller who can serve as the single source of truth for their books while translating financial data into strategic insight for leadership.

This is a dual-mandate role. You will own the general ledger across four entities, ensure compliance and accuracy, and run a disciplined monthly close. At the same time, you will analyze what the numbers reveal—explaining why a brand is profitable or losing cash, building cost allocation models, and forecasting what comes next. If you only want to categorize transactions or fill in templates, this is not the role. If you want to own the close and tell leadership what it means, apply through Get A Job.ai.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the final general ledger and P&L across all entities and present to leadership for sign-off
• Run a disciplined monthly close so the financial package (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) is ready by the 10th
• Review reconciliations and expense coding prepared by junior finance staff; serve as the first line of quality control before reports reach leadership
• Maintain clean balance sheets with no unreconciled suspense accounts or unexplained transactions
• Manage multi-entity and intercompany balances across US, UK, and merchandise entities
• Build and maintain cost allocation logic to map shared overhead to specific brands, ensuring accurate net profit per brand
• Lead monthly forecast-versus-actual variance analysis and explain the operational drivers behind variances
• Conduct deep-dive analysis on underperforming or new ventures to identify where cash is leaking
• Maintain individual P&Ls for creative channels to make unit economics visible
• Support rolling cash forecasts across entities, including inventory and production commitments

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years in accounting and finance with real exposure to multi-entity or multi-currency environments
• Startup, outsourced accounting, or SME background strongly preferred; large-corporate-only experience is typically not a fit
• Deep Xero proficiency (non-negotiable), including chart-of-accounts design and multi-entity handling
• Expert-level Google Sheets or Excel—pivot tables, lookups, and building models from scratch rather than filling in templates
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification preferred but not required where operational depth is strong
• Investigative instinct: you do not just categorize transactions. If a margin moves 2%, you find out why before anyone asks. If a number looks wrong, you say so, including to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to explain financial results to non-finance executives in plain language and defend your analysis when challenged

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly on getajob.ai. Our talent team will conduct an initial screen to understand your background and match quality. If we move forward, we will submit your profile to our client. Please do not contact the client directly; all communication and interview coordination flows through Get A Job.ai to protect both your candidacy and our client relationship.

Pay

Pay details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and final scope.

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