Financial Controller

Mako Trading; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible leave and hybrid working policies

Private health and dental insurance

Generous pension scheme

Free access to the Mako gym

Employee wellbeing guidance and support

Job summary

Mako Trading in Greater London seeks a seasoned finance professional to oversee financial controls and reports for our international group. Ideal candidates will have a robust accounting qualification and significant experience in financial audits and leadership.

Join our diverse community and enjoy benefits like flexible leave, private health insurance, generous pension schemes, and access to our onsite gym. Your role will involve driving financial integrity across entities while mentoring junior team members.

Qualifications

• Qualified accounting professional with proven financial control experience.
• Extensive experience preparing financial statements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing small finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial control environment across multiple entities.
• Manage month-end close and financial reporting.
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements.

Skills

Financial control

Technical accounting

Audit experience

Project management

AI and automation

Education

Professional accounting credential (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Tools

Excel automation

Power Query

Job description

At Mako, we believe in the power of collaboration to drive innovation in pursuit of our collective ambition; excellence in trading. Our diverse community is connected through a commitment to be the best we can be with the highest standards of integrity.

What you’ll be involved in

• Owning the financial control environment and ensuring overall financial integrity across the global multi-entity group.
• Managing month‑end close, management reporting, and the accuracy and quality of recurring finance outputs.
• Preparing and reviewing statutory financial statements across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Leading the end‑to‑end audit process, including planning, evidence gathering, auditor queries, and coordinating key internal and external stakeholders to drive audits to completion.
• Developing and mentoring a team of 2–3 junior finance colleagues, holding them accountable and elevating standard accounting practices.
• Overseeing banking, payments, bookkeeping, accounts payable, and core finance operations controls.
• Identifying weak, manual, or fragile processes and rebuilding them into scalable, automated workflows.
• Utilising AI, modern workflows, and systems tools hands‑on to improve reporting speed, accuracy, and documentation.
• Acting as senior finance cover and a trusted number‑two partner to the Group Finance Director.
• Bringing independent judgment and constructive challenge where numbers, controls, or processes require optimisation.

What we need from you

• A fully qualified professional accounting credential (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with robust technical expertise.
• Proven financial control, technical accounting, close, audit, and statutory reporting experience.
• Extensive experience preparing or reviewing financial statements across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated leadership capability in managing, developing, and raising standards in a small finance operations team.
• Robust project management and change delivery capability, especially in audits or finance transformation initiatives.
• An innovative, hands‑on automation mindset, with practical experience utilising Excel automation, workflow tools, AI, Power Query, or modern finance systems.
• A rigorous control mindset accompanied by exceptional attention to detail.
• A confident and diplomatic communication style, enabling you to form independent views and respectfully challenge senior leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a comfort operating in a fast‑paced, detail‑focused environment.

Benefits

• Flexible leave and hybrid working policies
• Private health and dental insurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Free access to the Mako gym
• Employee wellbeing guidance and support
• Opportunity to become involved in the rewarding work of the Mako Foundation