UK Financial Controller, Consulting

Marsh; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsh in London is seeking a talented UK Controller – Consulting to lead the Controllership for our Consulting UK businesses. Based in London, this hybrid role requires three days in the office each week.

You will oversee month-end close, US GAAP reporting, SOX controls, and coordination with external auditors, while managing a small team.

The role focuses on accounting policy, financial analysis, acquisitions integration, and ensuring robust financial controls across the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or similar discipline required.
• Qualified Accountant preferably ACA; ACCA or ACMA.
• Significant experience within finance controllership with several years in a large matrixed organization.
• Ability to lead and drive change within a transforming, acquisitive and matrixed organization.
• Understanding of Oracle Financials: GL and Hyperion Essbase.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end close and project-related activities for Consulting UK.
• Coordinate acquisitions integration and financial analysis to aid decision making.
• Manage external auditor relationships and SOX compliance activities.
• Provide and develop a high-performing controllership team.
• Support accounting policy and papers for financial decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Financial controllership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or similar

ACA/ACCA/ACMA qualified

Tools

Oracle Financials GL

Hyperion Essbase

Job description

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Financial Controllership team team at Marsh. This role will be based in London. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

• The UK Controller – Consulting is responsible for a wide range of controllership activities for the Consulting UK businesses including the co-ordination and management of the month-end close as well as all project related activities, integration of acquisitions and the support of financial analysis to aid decision making. They ensure a strong control environment with the implementation, design and ongoing monitoring of all controls.
• The jobholder will be supported by a small team and will be responsible for the preparation and management of all controller operations within Consulting UK.
• Provides and oversees financial information for Marsh People and Investments and Marsh Management Consulting.
• This is a leadership role that provides oversight of US and Local GAAP reporting, coupled with local statutory and regulatory reporting for the above-named business area, covering all relevant Operating Companies.
• The role is responsible for ensuring that the company’s internal controls and financial compliance responsibilities are met.

We will count on you to:

• Ensure that financial results for local legal entities are accurate. Oversees and is responsible for the preparation of all monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting activities in accordance with US GAAP.
• Provide insightful analysis to support accounting judgments and business decisions. Support the implementation of new accounting standards in line with Group plans. Manage the application of accounting policies and preparation of papers to support financial accounting decisions.
• Manage key stakeholders who rely on the finance processes and reported numbers. Ensure that key stakeholders such as FP&A are aware of any changes to processes or accounting policy and communicate the impact of any change or finding.
• Manage the external auditor relationships, including liaison in relation to audit timetable, deliverables to Audit Committee, fees and accounting issues; including signing the quarterly management representation letter; attendance at the Audit Committees as and when required.
• Ensure that all Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) control issues are reported and remediated on a timely basis and the business operates in a SOX compliant manner. Ensures the integrity of financial controls across Consulting functions and ensuring sound controls operate around the financial result. Ensures that authority matrices for transactions are appropriate, understood and followed.
• Ensure that the Balance Sheet is reviewed and fairly stated on at least a quarter end basis (including accounts where judgment is required, e.g. WIP, VAT provisions, employee liabilities) and that those provision judgements also have the approval of local management;
• Provide strong proactive management for the team including development and mentoring. Support wider team initiatives.
• Provide assistance with project-based work, including due diligence review of potential acquisitions / disposals, integration of acquisitions, system implementations, assessing the accounting implications of new business projects and capital expenditure, entity elimination projects, control project and execution of global / regional strategies.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or similar discipline required.
• Qualified Accountant preferably ACA; ACCA or ACMA
• Significant experience within finance controllership, with several years of management responsibilities, within a large matrixed organization
• Ability to lead and drive change within a transforming, acquisitive and matrixed organization.
• Ability to streamline and standardize financial activities and procedures to improve efficiency.
• Understanding of Oracle Financials: GL and Hyperion Essbase.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience with fiduciary management / OCIO / investment consulting business is preferred.

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 (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh 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 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 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.