Financial Controller (Tech)

Inspired Thinking Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home

25 days holiday

Wellbeing programme

Cutting-edge technology

Discounts

Enhanced sick pay

Health insurance

Referral programme

Welcome packs

Job summary

Inspired Thinking Group seeks a senior Financial Controller to own financial controlling for the Technology division. You will manage month-end close, balance-sheet integrity and intercompany accounting across UK and Dutch entities, reporting to the Divisional Finance Director.

You will coordinate statutory, tax and VAT work with external Dutch partners, drive close automation, and provide management commentary and KPIs to support the business plan.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA) with post-qualification experience in financial control or similar role.
• Proficiency in financial systems; preference for Sage Intacct or similar platforms with close automation and controls.
• Experience in multi-entity international finance environments and intercompany accounting.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong MS Excel skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close and reporting timetable for Dutch entities in Sage Intacct, including journals, accruals and reconciliations.
• Maintain balance-sheet integrity through timely reconciliations and robust controls.
• Lead consolidation inputs and ensure group GAAP/IFRS alignment and intercompany balances.
• Oversee AP/AR with Birmingham Shared Services to ensure control over all transactions.
• Lead production of monthly and year-end results with variances, trends and forecasts.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, variance analysis and management commentary for board packs.
• Define KPIs and dashboards to support data-driven decision-making.
• Line-manage accounting teams in the Netherlands and UK, providing development and performance oversight.
• Drive adoption of new processes and systems to improve efficiency and accuracy, including close automation.
• Support ad-hoc tasks and reporting as required by role remit.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Financial analysis

Team leadership

Change management

Education

Qualified accountant ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA

Tools

Sage Intacct

Excel

Prophix

Job description

• The Financial Controller is a senior, controls-focused role sitting at the heart of the divisional finance function. Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director, you will own financial controlling for the Group’s Technology business – delivering a clean, timely month-end close and a well-controlled balance sheet
• You will also oversee a global, functional P&L and have significant interaction with the Group Finance Team (also located in Birmingham)
• You will coordinate the locally required statutory, tax and VAT work through a Netherlands finance lead and an external Dutch accountancy firm. This is a controls-first role but will also require supporting ad-hoc work initiatives, as well as some FP&A activities as required
• Own the month-end close and reporting timetable for both Dutch entities in Sage Intacct, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations. Be a key point of contact to the Group team regarding Prophix (FP&A tool) upload and reconciliation
• Maintain balance-sheet integrity through timely reconciliations, review, provisioning and a robust controls framework
• Prepare consolidation inputs and manage group-GAAP / IFRS alignment and intercompany balances
• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable with a focus on cash balances. Work collaboratively with the Birmingham Shared Services team, ensuring appropriate controls are in place over all transactions
• Coordinate the externally-prepared Dutch statutory accounts (Dutch GAAP) and KvK (Dutch Chamber of Commerce) filing with the external accountancy firm
• Coordinate corporation tax (Vpb) and support transfer-pricing requirements with the external firm
• Own the statutory audit relationship and review locally-prepared VAT (BTW) and ICP (intra community transactions) submissions
• Ensure the statutory calendar is met in full, supporting the Netherlands finance lead
• Lead the production of month and year-end results for both Dutch entities, including management analysis highlighting variances, trends and impacts on the annual business plan and quarterly forecasts
• Prepare the budget, forecast, monthly variance analysis and management commentary, and produce board and management reporting packs
• Develop financial models and analysis to guide planning and decision-making, defining KPIs and dashboards that support data-driven decisions
• Partner with local Sales and operations, providing guidance to both finance and non-finance staff to enhance financial acumen across the business
• Line-manage accounting teams in the Netherlands and UK, providing day-to-day guidance, development support and performance oversight
• Provide guidance on the use of financial systems, ensuring the integrity of the data held within them
• Champion the adoption of new financial processes and systems that enhance efficiency, accuracy and insight, acting as a change agent and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Drive close automation and support the transition of transactional processing into the Shared Services Centre
• Other ad-hoc tasks and reporting as required in line with the remit of the role

Benefits

• Work from home
• 25 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays
• Wellbeing at ITG: From employee Wellbeing Days to company-wide initiatives, your wellbeing is our top priority
• Tech: Our cutting-edge technology empowers people to be their creative best
• Discounts: Save money with some of the biggest brands around
• Enhanced Sick Pay: For when you’re not quite feeling yourself
• Health Insurance
• Referral Programme
• Welcome Packs

Exceptional relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to establish trust and credibility across all levels of an organisationPositive can-do attitude and strong communicatorFully qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience in a financial control or similar roleProficiency in financial systems and tools, with a preference for candidates with experience in Sage Intacct or similar platforms, including close automation and controlsProven financial controller experience, ideally across multiple or international entitiesExcellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying financial concepts to non-financial stakeholdersStrong technical grounding in month-end close, balance-sheet control, consolidation and foreign-entity reportingStrong MS Excel skillsDesirable (but not essential): SaaS / subscription based / recurring-revenue (ARR) experience, awareness of Dutch GAAP and Dutch tax/ VAT (not essential), and experience of shared-services or finance centralisationStrong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insightsSomeone who enjoys collaboration with global teams