Senior Associate - Finance Controller

Role Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Financial Controller / Accounting Specialist to work with one of our clients. The role involves managing day-to-day accounting operations, inter-company reconciliations, multi-entity reporting, and financial dashboards. The ideal candidate will be hands-on with accounting and reporting, comfortable working independently, and able to partner closely with senior management to ensure financial clarity, control, and cost discipline. This position offers exposure to a global finance environment, multi-entity financing structures, and the opportunity to contribute to strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage accounting operations, including general ledger, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Oversee multi-entity and financing structures, managing multiple tranches across entities, and interpret financing and shareholder agreements to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare and manage cash flow statements and forecasts.
• Drive proactive cost control and allocation, scrutinizing vendor terms, spend patterns, and enforcing clear allocation policies across entities.
• Create and track asset values and financial dashboards.
• Analyze cost and revenue drivers; prepare simple and insightful reporting.
• Produce NAV and performance analysis by entity and share class within complex ownership structures.
• Support management with financial planning and decision-making inputs.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls.
• Coordinate and manage year-end audit processes, including preparation of audit schedules, liaison with auditors, and resolution of audit queries.
• Handle and process bank payments, ensuring accuracy, authorization compliance, and timely execution.
• Champion a digital-first approach by automating and improving workflows, leveraging technology to drive accuracy and efficiency.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify and implement process improvements.
• Work collaboratively across teams and remain flexible to support leadership on non-accounting activities when required, fostering a hands-on and team-first environment.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 2-6 years of relevant accounting or finance experience.
• Experience with multi-entity structures, inter-company transactions, and fund accounting preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, cash flow management, and asset valuation.
• Proficiency with Excel and financial dashboards; experience with accounting software preferred. Experience with Xero and QuickBooks would be considered key.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding English communication skills.
• Digitally fluent, with proven experience in using automation tools or finance tech to streamline processes.
• Able to work independently in a flexible, global setup.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a client-first approach.
• Strategic thinker with high operational execution capability.
• Strong financial and business acumen with attention to detail.
• A true cost controller with the discipline to challenge inefficiencies and uphold transparency in cost management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders across time zones.
• Tech-savvy, adaptable, and comfortable with fast-paced global operations.
• Reliable, organized, and discreet, with the ability to manage confidential information.
• Collaborative and flexible mindset, open to supporting broader business needs beyond core accounting.