Financial Controller - European Shared Services

Butler Rose is delighted to be partnering with a major European business to appoint an experienced Financial Controller. This is a senior leadership role within a growing finance operation, responsible for driving the transformation of the Record-to-Report (R2R) and controlling function across multiple European entities.

The business operates in a complex, multi-site, multi-currency environment and is seeking someone with strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and experience from a large corporate or listed organisation to help evolve the shared service model into a mature, value-adding finance function. This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the R2R and controlling teams across European entities

• Own the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes

• Ensure accurate management reporting, statutory accounts, and balance sheet governance

• Drive improvements in financial controls within a SOX / listed company environment

• Deliver process standardisation, automation, and system improvements

• Support statutory, tax, and audit requirements across European entities

• Act as R2R business owner for ERP and consolidation systems (SAP / OneStream / similar)

• Lead transformation initiatives to shift the function from transactional processing to value-adding analysis
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders in a complex matrix organisation

Demonstrate Technical and Reporting Skills:

• Include experience with reporting systems (e.g., Hyperion, HFM, OneStream) and the ability to prepare statutory accounts

• Show understanding of large finance function requirements: divisional reporting, statutory obligations, and financial controls

• Focus on experience within large or listed corporate environments, particularly in controlling, financial reporting, or business unit finance roles (experience in shared service functions is a plus)

• Emphasise commercial understanding gained in a finance leadership role

• If your experience is with smaller businesses, highlight processes, reporting, or practices you implemented that could scale to a larger organisation

Key Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)

• Significant experience in financial reporting, R2R, or controlling leadership roles

• Background within a large, listed, or multinational corporate environment

• Experience across multiple entities, currencies, and jurisdictions

• Strong knowledge of statutory reporting, balance sheet control and audit requirements

• Strong systems knowledge (SAP, S/4HANA, OneStream, or similar preferred)

• Proven track record of improving processes, controls, and reporting quality

• Confident stakeholder manager, comfortable working with senior leadership

• Experience in finance transformation or process improvement projects

This is an office-based role in Oxfordshire, offering the opportunity to shape and transform the finance function across Europe while working in a dynamic, supportive environment.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.