Senior Vice President of Accounting and Global Controller

Miratech; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology services provider in London seeks a Senior Vice President of Accounting and Global Controller. This key leadership role focuses on enhancing financial processes and ensuring operational efficiency in line with business goals. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in senior finance roles within multi-national environments and will drive financial transformation initiatives. A competitive compensation package with growth potential is offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Short-term and long-term incentive opportunities

High-visibility strategic position

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior finance role within a multi-national environment.
• Demonstrated ability to design and improve financial processes.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and enhance accounting processes aligning with business needs.
• Establish and improve financial control procedures.
• Manage external financial service providers for reporting and audits.

Skills

Financial process improvement

Accounting standards (IFRS)

ERP systems experience

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in accounting or finance

Job description

Overview

The SVP of Accounting and Global Controller is a key member of the CFO’s leadership team, responsible for ensuring financial integrity, operational efficiency, and scalable support for the company’s growth. This role oversees the execution and continuous improvement of core financial processes—internally and in coordination with external partners—while leading global accounting, controls, and compliance functions.

The ideal candidate will drive modernization across accounting operations, elevate internal controls, and advance systems and reporting capabilities that enable timely, data-driven decision-making. With global scope and strategic impact, this position plays a critical role in aligning finance operations with the company’s business goals and performance management framework.

Responsibilities

• Define and enhance accounting processes and capabilities, ensuring alignment with business needs, regulatory requirements, and strategic goals.
• Establish and improve financial control procedures, including AP, AR, and payment processes, to drive accuracy, accountability, and operational efficiency.
• Manage external financial service providers, ensuring timely, compliant, and cost-effective delivery of statutory and IFRS reporting, audits, tax, and transfer pricing.
• Oversee external accounting, tax, and related services, ensuring service levels and costs meet company expectations.
• Take ownership of additional responsibilities as needed to support the company’s financial and strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar senior finance role within a multi-national environment.
• Demonstrated ability to design, improve, and oversee financial processes that ensure transparency, control, and operational efficiency.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards (e.g., IFRS) and financial reporting best practices.
• Solid background in process improvement and automation, including experience with ERP systems and driving adoption among key stakeholders.
• Experience in professional services and/or IT- services business is an asset.
• Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Degree in accounting, finance or relevant field.

We offer

• A high-visibility strategic position with global scope and significant growth potential.
• Ownership of finance process transformation to support rapid scale and operational maturity.
• Join a technology services team with a 99% project success rate and more than 25% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Work with a truly international organization that supports some of the world’s largest, well known companies.
• A competitive compensation package with attractive short-term and long-term incentive opportunities.

Additional Information

Miratech is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.