Senior Financial Controller, EMEA 12m FTC - PIMCO

eFinancialCareers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PIMCO, a global leader in fixed income, seeks a Senior Financial Controller to join the EMEA Finance leadership team. You will drive financial control, regulatory oversight, and governance for the UK asset management business, ensuring robust reporting and strong controls across entities.

The role offers exposure to senior management, auditors, regulators, and key stakeholders across EMEA and globally, with leadership responsibility for finance professionals.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience in asset management or financial services.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience overseeing statutory reporting and external audits for regulated entities.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial control environment across EMEA entities and branches.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and reporting.
• Coordinate external audits and manage auditor relationships.
• Support regulatory reporting requirements and governance interactions.
• Provide financial analysis and board-facing materials for committees.

Skills

Strong technical accounting

Financial reporting expertise

Regulatory reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent)

Job description

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients' capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world's largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Financial Controller to join the EMEA Finance leadership team. This role combines traditional financial control responsibilities with regulatory and governance oversight for the firm's UK asset management business.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, maintaining robust control frameworks, supporting Board and Audit Committee governance, and enabling the business to operate and grow with confidence.

This is a broad leadership position offering significant exposure to senior management, auditors, regulators, and key stakeholders across EMEA and globally.

Responsibilities

Financial Control & Reporting

• Lead the financial control environment across EMEA legal entities and branch operations.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Ensure accurate statutory and management reporting in accordance with local GAAP requirements and group reporting standards.
• Coordinate external audits and manage relationships with auditors.
• Review and challenge balance sheet, profit and loss, and cash flow reporting.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, corporate policies, and internal controls.

Regulatory & Legal Entity Governance

• Oversee finance-related activities for regulated legal entities operating across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support regulatory reporting requirements and interactions with regulators.
• Lead capital, liquidity, and financial resource monitoring for regulated entities.
• Maintain governance documentation, including capital, liquidity, and dividend policies.
• Support annual ICARA and other prudential assessments, where applicable.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to legal entity boards and committees.

Board & Executive Support

• Prepare and present materials for Board, Audit Committee, and senior management meetings.
• Produce high-quality analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Translate complex financial, regulatory, and business matters into clear recommendations and actionable insights.
• Partner with the Head of EMEA Finance on strategic initiatives and business projects.

Tax, Risk & Controls

• Collaborate closely with International Tax, Risk, and Compliance teams.
• Support corporate tax, VAT, and transfer pricing governance processes.
• Oversee liquidity management, dividend planning, and capital management activities.
• Contribute to risk assessments and the ongoing enhancement of the finance control framework.
• Support responses to regulatory reviews, audits, and internal control assessments.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, develop, and mentor finance professionals.
• Build strong relationships with senior business leaders, entity directors, regulators, auditors, and external advisers.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes, controls, and reporting.
• Serve as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent).
• Significant post-qualification experience within asset management or broader financial services.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise.
• Experience overseeing statutory reporting and external audit processes.
• Experience supporting regulated entities and financial governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within a complex, multinational environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within a regulated asset management organization.
• Knowledge of prudential regulation, capital, and liquidity frameworks.
• Experience preparing Board and Audit Committee materials.
• Understanding of UK and European regulatory environments, including IFPR.
• Familiarity with transfer pricing, corporate tax, and legal entity governance.

Success in this Role

• Deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting.
• Maintain a strong and effective financial control environment.
• Ensure regulated entiti