Job Description
Company Description
Help us to achieve our goal to be the global leader in total quality services.
With your help we will achieve this by delivering Total Quality 360, a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge services which combine quality engineering, cyber security, conformance & interoperability and content quality to deliver end-to-end total quality solutions.
Here at Resillion, our culture is based on an ‘if you see something, say something’ attitude where we take responsibility. It’s one where we expect to adapt and embrace change as the company grows. It’s based on recognising the individual worth of every one of our employees and developing their skills to keep us all at the forefront of our industry.
Above all, it’s a culture where we’re passionate about what we do, and we’re committed to the greater good of the company.
If you would like to be part of our journey, then this role may be the one for you.
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Financial Controller – UK
Location: UK Remote with some travel. Ideally Edinburgh, Glasgow or Birmingham area
Reports To: Finance Director
Employment Type: Full-time
\*\* DUE TO OUR BACKGROUND CHECK, WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT CANDIDATES WITH 3 YEARS UK ADDRESS HISTORY **
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and technically strong Senior Financial Controller to lead the Group’s financial control, statutory reporting, audit, tax compliance and intercompany governance activities across our international holding structure.
This is a critical leadership role within Group Finance, responsible for ensuring the integrity of the Group’s consolidated financial reporting under IFRS, maintaining robust financial controls, managing external debt reporting, and overseeing all intercompany accounting, documentation and transfer pricing arrangements.
The role requires significant experience operating within complex, multi-entity international groups, including exposure to multiple reporting currencies, group ERP environments, cross-border compliance frameworks, and private equity reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities
1. Group Audit & Statutory Reporting
Key leader of the annual Group audit process acting as a primary contact for external auditors.
Oversee preparation of consolidated financial statements under IFRS.
Ensure timely and accurate statutory financial statements for UK holding entities.
Maintain and enhance Group accounting policies and technical accounting documentation.
2. Tax Compliance & Governance
Oversee tax compliance for UK holding entities in conjunction with external advisors.
Support transfer pricing documentation and ensure regulatory compliance.
Monitor legislative changes and assess impact on the Group.
3. Intercompany Accounting & Transfer Pricing
Manage all Group intercompany transactions, loans, interest, balances and reconciliations.
Ensure accurate intercompany recharges aligned to transfer pricing policies.
Maintain full documentation of intercompany agreements.
Oversee elimination entries within the consolidation process.
4. Group Consolidation & Financial Reporting
Manage monthly Group consolidation within the ERP system.
Support central management reporting across P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
Ensure accurate reporting in multiple currencies including FX translation adjustments.
Support preparation of reporting packs for senior leadership and shareholders.
5. External Debt & Treasury Reporting
Maintain reporting of all external debt facilities.
Monitor covenant compliance and support preparation of reporting.
Support any potential refinancing activities and lender engagement.
6. Financial Controls & Governance
Ensure robust financial control environment across the Group.
Oversee balance sheet integrity and key reconciliations.
Drive continuous improvement of processes and systems.
7. Stakeholder Management
Act as key interface between Group Finance and international finance teams.
Liaise with auditors, tax advisors, lenders and shareholders.
Provide technical accounting guidance across the Group.
Qualifications and Experience
Professional Qualification
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
Experience
2 to 3 post-qualification experience in a Senior Financial Controller or Senior Technical accounting role.
Strong experience within international, multi-entity group structures.
Extensive IFRS consolidation experience.
Experience managing intercompany frameworks and transfer pricing governance.
Exposure to private equity-backed environments is advantageous.
Experience with external debt facilities and lender reporting.
Background in international compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
Technical Skills
Strong knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP.
Experience with group ERP and consolidation systems.
Experience working with multiple reporting currencies and FX translation.
Advanced Excel capability.
Strong technical accounting documentation skills.
Key Competencies
Exceptional technical accounting capability.
High attention to detail with strong control mindset.
Strong stakeholder management skills.
Ability to operate in complex international environments.
Proactive, resilient and solution-oriented.
