Financial Controller and Regulatory Reporting Officer
You will lead financial control for Gibraltar, owning the month-end close, financial statements, regulatory reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, tax coordination, and compliance. You will also oversee ARQ UK’s cost-centre finances, work with auditors and advisors, and coordinate outsourced accounting activities across jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Own the month-end close process for Gibraltar
- Review and maintain monthly P&L balance sheet and cash flow statements
- Maintain the chart of accounts and classify transactions
- Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations
- Support statutory accounts preparation and liaise with external auditors
- Ensure compliance with Gibraltar regulatory reporting requirements
- Oversee ARQ UK cost-centre financial operations
- Review costs and analyze variances
- Monitor budgets versus actuals and escalate material variances
- Coordinate financial data gathering with UK stakeholders
- Contribute to annual budgeting
- Prepare rolling forecasts and financial performance commentary
- Develop financial models for business decisions and scenario planning
- Design and maintain internal controls
- Coordinate outsourced accounting providers
- Ensure accurate tax calculation provisioning and payment
- Monitor Gibraltar and UK regulatory compliance
Requirements
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACA ACCA or CIMA
- 5+ years of experience in financial control accounting or audit
- Experience owning month-end close and preparing statutory-quality financial statements
- Experience with regulated financial services entities
- Knowledge of IFRS or UK GAAP
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
- Experience with complex financial models and SQL
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Experience with multi-entity or multi-jurisdiction accounting environments
- Experience with Gibraltar or UK regulatory reporting frameworks
- Experience with ERP systems such as NetSuite or SAP