Controller, UK New

Epic Games, Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in the UK seeks a Financial Accounting Manager to oversee financial reporting for its UK entities. Your role will involve ensuring compliance with both US and UK accounting standards, managing monthly reports, preparing annual accounts, and building cross-functional relationships within the organization. Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in financial accounting, team management experience, and expertise in Excel and ERP systems. Join our inclusive team and be part of an innovative company that values passionate individuals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years financial accounting experience required.
• Team management experience is necessary.
• Good knowledge of UK tax and financial reporting obligations.
• Proficient with complex Excel functionalities.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial accounting and reporting for UK entities.
• Ensure accurate month-end reporting.
• Prepare annual accounts for UK holding companies and subsidiaries.
• Design and implement key business process controls.
• Build relationships within the organization and externally.

Skills

Financial accounting experience

Team management

Knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, UK GAAP

Strong communication skills

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Analytic problem-solving

Education

Chartered Accountancy qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

ERP systems

Job description

Our Finance and Accounting teams build the financial infrastructure to scale our growing company. We combine analytical and strategic thinking to develop a sound financial future for our global brand. We work closely with teams across the company, international subsidiaries, and external partners to ensure a world‑class finance organization. Our team contains experts from fields like tax, treasury, purchasing, FP&A, and more.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the management of the financial accounting and reporting for all of Epic's UK entities for both US and statutory reporting
• Ensure the swift and accurate month‑end reporting, oversee subsidiary month‑end closing processes, ensure policy compliance, and provide monthly commentary for the UK entities
• Prepare annual accounts for UK Holding Companies and UK subsidiaries, including working with Workiva and external auditors (currently PwC) for statutory audits in the UK
• Design, implement and operate key business process controls to ensure an effective and scalable internal controls framework, with continuous focus on process and control improvements and the ability to communicate these to Management
• Build cross‑functional working relationships within the company and externally, and provide technical guidance, training and support to the Finance, Legal and Business Development teams
• Partner with existing UK leadership teams to ensure a holistic view of accounting and finances, and that finances are managed, controlled and presented in a way that is representative of business operations
• Represent Epic's controllership function in ensuring UK specific regulatory compliance from a finance perspective, assist with legal entity restructuring and rationalisation for the UK entities, and assist with ad‑hoc requests from management, auditors and other external bodies as required

Qualifications

• 10+ years financial accounting experience, preferably within both a US and international business and accounting environment
• Team management experience
• Chartered Accountancy qualification or equivalent (preferred but not required)
• Good knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS and UK GAAP, including a deep knowledge of UK tax and legal financial reporting obligations
• Experience building, maintaining and reporting on complex sub‑consolidations, including GAAP adjustments
• Experience dealing with external auditor requests
• Strong communications, presentation and interpersonal skills, including the ability to summarise key accounting and operational issues to management
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, VBA, macros and pivot tables) and other Microsoft Office applications
• Experience working with different ERP systems and system migrations
• Complex analytic problem‑solving and project management skills
• Independent and self‑starter with a "can‑do" attitude

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming and creative environment. Whether it's building award‑winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating. Being Epic means being part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We constantly innovate to raise the bar of engine and game development. Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we have made award‑winning games and engine technology that empowers others to create visually stunning 3D content that brings environments to life like never before. Epic's award‑winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers with the ability to build high‑fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile and VR, it is also a tool embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media, entertainment, automotive and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world‑class talent. Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here. Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.