Global Financial Controller

Why join Kalibrate

Kalibrate exists to deliver the right insight, at the right time, to give organizations answers to their most challenging questions. We're partners in growth. We serve decision makers across location and fuel pricing in markets all over the world — from high growth emerging concepts to the most established international operators. Our platforms and analytics solutions directly empower decision-making and provide clear financial value. These decisions help grow economies, create jobs, and improve the communities where we live, work, and play.

The Global Financial Controller is a senior financial leadership position responsible for overseeing and managing the global finance and accounting operations of the company. This role ensures accurate consolidated financial reporting, maintains strong internal controls, and supports strategic decision-making by providing financial insights and governance. The Controller will also manage liquidity and cash flow, lead the month-end closing process, and drive continuous improvement across financial systems.

The role reports into the Global Finance Director and has 6 direct reports across management accounts, accounts payable and accounts receivable.

Financial / Accounting Operations

• Oversee the integrity and accuracy of the company's general ledger and all accounting operations across entities and regions.
• Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Own the preparation and consolidation of group-level financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards (e.g. IFRS, US GAAP).
• Ensure the completion and review of all key reconciliations, including balance sheet, bank, and intercompany accounts.
• Maintain and enforce internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.
• Approve journal entries, payment runs, and other key financial transactions, applying threshold-based approval policies as defined.
• Oversee the preparation and review of management accounts, board packs, and financial analysis for executive leadership.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions, new standards, or business initiatives.
• Develop and maintain the close calendar, journal entry policy, and approval thresholds, ensuring clarity and compliance across the finance function.
• Oversee the maintenance and governance of the chart of accounts, segment structures, and master data within the ERP.
• Monitor and report on key financial controls, KPIs, and compliance metrics to senior leadership and the board.
• Ensure proper segregation of duties and adherence to other internal control frameworks as applicable.

Cash flow & Treasury Management

• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly cash positions and ensure adequate liquidity for operational and strategic needs.
• Oversee treasury operations and banking relationships
• Support cash management activities, including cashflow reporting, short-term cash forecasting, bank account administration, and payment release controls.

Leadership

• Provide guidance and support to direct reports within the financial control function, encouraging development and helping them build capability to deliver high-quality work.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional development within the team.
• Drive continuous improvement in accounting processes, leveraging automation and technology to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Collaboration

• Support the Tax & Audit Director with tax projects and external audit ensuring timely provision of information and resolution of audit queries.
• Collaborate closely with the FP&A team and the Global Finance Director to review financial statements and provide meaningful insights on performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Support the VP of Strategy and systems with finance system upgrades, ERP implementations, and process re-engineering projects.

Qualifications and experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• 5+ years of experience in financial control roles
• Experience in dealing with global financial regulations, including tax and compliance standards.

This is a hybrid role based in our office in Manchester. The salary for this role is 80k-90k GBP.