Global Financial Controller, Teesside

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Our client is a diversified, multi-billion-dollar global manufacturing organisation operating across multiple countries with a portfolio of market-leading industrial and engineered products. With a strong track record of innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence, the Group is embarking on a multi-year transformation to scale growth across new markets, standardise global processes, and enhance financial transparency.To support this journey, the Group is seeking an exceptional Global Financial Controller to lead all aspects of financial reporting, global controls, and accounting governance across the organisation.
Your new role Reporting to the Group CFO, the Global Financial Controller will lead a large, internationally distributed finance organisation responsible for financial reporting, consolidation, technical accounting, internal controls, and finance systems governance. The role will serve as a key member of the Global Finance Leadership Team and act as a strategic partner to the CFO, regional finance directors, and executive stakeholders.
You will drive global consistency, elevate financial control maturity, and ensure compliance with IFRS across all regions while providing expert leadership through a period of digital finance transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Control

• Lead the Group’s monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely and accurate consolidated reporting under IFRS.
• Own the global chart of accounts, accounting policies, and corporate governance framework.
• Manage external audit relationships and deliver high-quality statutory accounts for multiple jurisdictions. Leadership & Global Team Management
• Lead, coach, and develop a global financial control team spanning EMEA, APAC and the Americas.
• Set performance and capability standards across regional controllers and shared service centres.
• Champion a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Technical Accounting & Compliance
• Act as the Group’s technical accounting authority, advising on complex areas including revenue recognition, financial instruments, asset impairment, and acquisitions.
• Oversee global SOX/controls frameworks and ensure robust risk management practices. Finance Transformation & Systems
• Lead finance simplification and automation initiatives across SAP/Oracle/Workday environments.
• Drive standardisation of global processes (R2R, P2P, O2C).
• Partner with the Digital/IT function to enhance data integrity, consistency, and reporting automation. Strategic Projects
• Support M&A activity, including integration of acquired entities into the Group reporting environment.
• Drive global inventory, costing, and manufacturing accounting improvements.
• Provide insights to the CFO to support capital allocation, cash management, and strategic decision-making. What you’ll need to succeed