# Financial Controller

**Company**: Quantexa
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

As a fast-growing technology company, we're looking for an ambitious Financial Controller to join our dynamic finance team. This is a critical role responsible for the comprehensive management, reporting, and analysis of the Group's non-headcount costs. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller and managing a team of regional Finance Managers, the successful candidate will own the cost P&L, ensure statutory and audit compliance, and drive process improvements across the finance and reporting team.

Responsibilities:

- Take full ownership of the Group's P&L statements from a non-headcount cost perspective.

- Perform and present detailed P&L analysis, including Month-on-Month, Year-on-Year, and Budget vs. Actual variance reporting.

- Prepare and deliver insightful MI packs with clear commentary to support strategic business decisions.

- Prepare project accounting reports and conduct ad-hoc cost analysis as required.

Month-End Close & Reporting:

- Manage the end-to-end month-end close process for all non-headcount cost areas across the Group.

- Take ownership of the systems and processes related to the close, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.

- Ensure that monthly cost reporting packs for each region are completed accurately and delivered on time to stakeholders.

Statutory, Tax & Audit:

- Oversee the timely and accurate delivery of all statutory responsibilities for Group entities, including local audits (where applicable), corporate tax returns, and sales tax filings.

- Work with regional finance managers to prepare and review required information for statutory filings and provide training to develop a talent pipeline within the team.

- Support the Group audit process concerning all non-headcount cost areas and related balance sheet accounts, liaising directly with external auditors.

Technical Accounting & Control:

- Serve as a key resource for the finance team, providing support and guidance on technical accounting matters.

- Lead the implementation of Group transfer pricing adjustments and actively seek opportunities for process automation and efficiency.

- Serve as a key figure in the Group’s transition to an enhanced internal control environment.

- Support the design, implementation, and documentation of financial controls over non-headcount cost processes.

- Play an active role in the company's journey towards potential Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) readiness and compliance.

Team Leadership & Development:

- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of regional Finance Managers.

- Foster a culture of high performance and continuous improvement, actively managing the training and career development of your direct reports to build a strong future talent pipeline for Quantexa.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management:

- Act as a key financial partner to stakeholders across the business, providing guidance and support on all aspects of non-headcount cost management.

- Collaborate closely with finance peers, including the (Group Revenue Controller, Compensation Controller, AP Manager) to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive view of Group performance.

- Partner with peers in other departments to understand their operations, provide support where required and help them achieve their financial objectives.

## Skills

### Required
- Fully qualified accountant
- Experience in a high-growth environment
- Leadership and team management experience
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Experience with multi-entity and intercompany accounting
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

### Nice to have
- Direct experience with NetSuite
- Familiarity with transfer pricing
- FP&A / Reporting: DataRails
- T&E / Spend Management: Expensify, Navan

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