Finance Controls Lead – Reporting & Compliance

dentsu; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu Finland is seeking a Head of Finance Reporting & Control in Helsinki to lead financial reporting, internal controls, and market finance delivery across all Finnish entities. The role reports to the Market CFO and collaborates with Genpact and regional teams in a multinational environment.

You’ll drive control design, audit readiness, and KPI governance while transforming finance processes and ensuring compliance with Finnish standards and group policies.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in audit or senior in-house finance.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, Finnish accounting standards, and local compliance.
• Experience with tax, transfer pricing, compliance, statutory reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience in multinational company or group environment with group reporting and short-deadline requests.
• Ability and motivation to drive continuous improvement and development.
• Fluency in English and Finnish preferred; strong English and a Scandinavian language may be considered.
• Master’s degree in finance, economics, auditing, or equivalent.
• Background as Financial Controller, Controller, Country Controller, or Head of Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the financial control framework across all Finnish entities.
• Provide day-to-day technical accounting and internal control guidance to market finance.
• Design, implement, and maintain an effective internal financial control environment.
• Oversee timely, accurate financial reporting in line with policies and audits.
• Maintain and review process documentation to support policy compliance.
• Identify and address control gaps; escalate deficiencies as needed.
• Manage external audits and projects related to legal entity structure.
• Serve as primary market contact for cluster, regional and group teams.
• Oversee operational finance activities with strong process controls.
• Govern Master Data management including change controls and mapping rules.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to improve transparency and accountability.
• Drive continuous improvement and transformation across finance functions.
• Partner with Commercial Finance and stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Act as escalation point for operational finance and control matters.
• Work with systems like BlackLine, OPA, Marathon, Excel, and cloud tools.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Finnish accounting standards

Internal controls

Audit/finance leadership

English and Finnish fluency

Education

Master’s degree in finance/economics/auditing

Tools

BlackLine

OPA

Marathon

Excel

Job description

Dentsu Finland is seeking a Head of Finance Reporting & Control in Helsinki to lead financial reporting, internal controls, and market finance delivery across all Finnish entities. The role reports to the Market CFO and collaborates with Genpact and regional teams in a multinational environment.

You’ll drive control design, audit readiness, and KPI governance while transforming finance processes and ensuring compliance with Finnish standards and group policies.