Group Financial Controller

Pragmatike; Roma; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A European deep-tech company is seeking a Group Financial Controller to own group accounting, reporting, and consolidation across multiple legal entities. This senior role requires strong expertise in AI applications in finance, particularly with NetSuite. Candidates should have 8-12+ years of accounting experience in multi-entity international settings and be comfortable building finance infrastructure from the ground up. The position is fully remote, offering high autonomy with limited travel.

Servizi

High autonomy and ownership

Remote work setup

Leadership role in a deep-tech company

Competenze

• 8–12+ years in accounting or financial control.
• Strong experience in multi-entity international environments.
• Background in SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, or deep-tech companies.

Mansioni

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual group close and consolidation.
• Deliver accurate management accounts and investor reporting.
• Ensure IFRS and local GAAP compliance across jurisdictions.

Conoscenze

AI implementation in accounting workflows

Multi-entity international experience

IFRS and GAAP knowledge

NetSuite expertise

Financial controls

Formazione

Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)

Strumenti

NetSuite

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Role: Group Financial Controller

Location: Fully remote (EMEA timezone)

Start date: ASAP

Language: Fluent English

Industry: Cloud Computing / AI / European Deep-Tech SaaS

About The Company

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a European deep-tech company building a sovereign, energy-efficient cloud platform for modern AI and high-performance workloads. The company operates a distributed, automated infrastructure and is scaling rapidly in a multi-entity, international environment.

Building an AI-native finance organization is a strategic priority.

About The Role

Reporting directly to the CFO, the Group Financial Controller will own group accounting, reporting, consolidation and controls across multiple legal entities. This is a senior, hands-on role for a finance leader capable of structuring, scaling and automating finance operations in a deep-tech context.

Strong, proven experience leveraging AI in accounting operations is mandatory.

The role is not about maintaining legacy processes, but about designing an AI-first accounting function.

Key Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly and annual group close and consolidation
• Deliver accurate management accounts, board and investor reporting
• Ensure IFRS / local GAAP compliance across jurisdictions
• Define and enforce group accounting policies and internal controls
• Lead and optimize NetSuite ERP across the group (NetSuite is a must-have)
• Drive automation and AI adoption (reconciliations, anomaly detection, journal automation, close acceleration)
• Manage audits, statutory compliance and intercompany processes
• Partner closely with the CFO on strategic initiatives and growth

Required Experience & Profile

• 8–12+ years in accounting / financial control
• Strong experience in multi-entity, international environments
• Background in SaaS, cloud, infrastructure or deep-tech companies
• NetSuite expert (+++)
• Mandatory hands-on experience implementing AI tools in accounting workflows
• Strong IFRS / GAAP knowledge and consolidation expertise
• Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Comfortable building finance infrastructure from the ground up

What We Offer

• Key leadership role in a European AI & cloud deep-tech company
• High autonomy and ownership
• Opportunity to build a best-in-class, AI-native finance function
• Fully remote setup (EMEA) with limited travel (10–15%)