Financial Controller Europe, MMC

Marsh & McLennan Companies; Witham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking a Financial Controller for their Europe operations. This hybrid role involves management of month-end closes, compliance with financial controls, and leading financial reporting. Candidates must have a finance-related degree and significant management experience, alongside strong multi-tasking abilities and fluency in English. This role emphasizes collaboration in a vibrant and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive leaders

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• Significant experience within finance with management responsibilities.
• Ability to lead and drive change within a matrixed organization.
• Experience in a finance background within an insurance firm preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end and quarter-end close processes for timely delivery.
• Supervise the Europe Region Financial Manager.
• Ensure compliance with global SOX regime and internal controls.
• Streamline financial activities to improve efficiency.

Skills

Fluency in English

Excellent communication skills

Multi-tasking and prioritizing

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or ACMA)

Job description

Company:MMC Corporate

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Financial Controllership team at Marsh McLennan. This role will be based in London or Witham in the UK, with possibility of being based in other major EU offices. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Financial Controller Europe, MMC

The Financial Controller Europe is responsible for a wide range of controllership activities for the region including the co-ordination and management of the month-end close as well as project related activities, integration of acquisitions and the support of financial analysis to aid decision making.

You will be supported by the Europe Region Financial Reporting Manager and will co-ordinate, support and consolidate the output of the Sub-Regional Controllers and other Finance functions to deliver high-quality region-wide reports.

You will have responsibility for delivering critical documents and presentations including Accounting Judgment papers.

The role is responsible for ensuring that the company’s internal controls and financial compliance responsibilities are met and supports the vision of a globally optimized stakeholder-centric Controllers organization delivering valued independent insight and high-quality technical accounting decisions,

We will count on you to:

• Manage the month-end and quarter-end close process ensuring timely delivery of accurate consolidated results for the region. Prepare plans for pre-close activities, working closely with the Sub-Regional Controllers, and ensure all output is timely and has been appropriately Quality Assured before issue.
• Supervise the Europe Region Financial Manager in executing on their deliverables. Identifies opportunities to improve the content of the reports. Build effective relationship with Country and Sub-Regional controllers.
• Partner with finance and business colleagues to deliver projects across the Europe region to meet tax and regulatory changes, implement the Controllership change agenda, support merger, acquisition and disposition activity and address any issues with multi-country impact. Build effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with global SOX regime and region wide adherence to approval procedures. Ensure timely remediation of Internal Audit and Sox testing control findings.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the control environment including specific country controls where necessary.
• Co-ordinate the delivery of all significant deliverables across the Europe Controllership function including closing timetables, Representation Letters, Departmental Reports.
• Ensure that Regional Reporting adheres to regulatory, statutory and tax management requirements. May produce or review accounting memos for non-routine events.
• Support and deputize for the Europe Controller as needed.
• Provide strong proactive management of the Europe Region Financial Reporting Manager including development and mentoring.
• Support wider team initiatives e.g. on-sites (in-person or virtual), preparing materials for SLT visits as needed. Prepare status reports for management updates.
• Provide and oversee financial information for the region functions and infrastructure including firm wide initiatives.
• Streamline and standardize financial activities and procedures to improve efficiency.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or similar discipline required
• Significant experience within finance with management responsibilities.
• Ability to lead and drive change within a transforming and matrixed organization.
• Fluency in English
• Excellent multi-tasking and prioritizing skills and a can do attitude.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and build working relationships at all levels.
• Qualified Accountant preferably ACA; ACCA or ACMA

What makes you stand out?

• A finance background within an insurance firm
• Experience operating across multiple regions

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X. Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail]. Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.