Location
London, Chiswick Park

Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The International Financial Controller is a hands-on finance position responsible for all controllership activities for IMG Commercial entities across the Americas (including branches in France, Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, PIMGSA & PIMGSA Holdco. This role ensures local and group reporting requirements are met, processes are fit for purpose, streamlined, and efficient. Key responsibilities include managing financial reporting and analysis, internal controls, budgeting, and supporting the annual group audit process.

The role involves managing the general ledger, ensuring compliance with company policies, and maintaining strong communication with IMG finance teams, legal, tax, and treasury. You will lead and guide a team, oversee relationships with third-party advisors, and be responsible for period-end accounting, group reporting, transfer pricing calculations, tax submissions, and US GAAP requirements such as embedded derivative calculations and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations.

Additional responsibilities include supporting best practice initiatives within controllership, ensuring timely reporting of significant accounting transactions, ownership of statutory audits, compliance with local statutory accounts and tax reporting, acting as the point of contact for the offshore shared service team, managing entity cash flow forecasting, and liaising with treasury and HR to ensure payroll and benefits payments are accurate and timely.

Ad-hoc project work and other duties within the scope of the role may also be required. The role may require additional hours during reporting deadlines.

Experience
- Progressive experience in audit and accounting, preferably with Big 4 background
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with approximately 5+ years post-qualification experience
- Strong technical accounting skills including drafting accounting papers
- Solid knowledge of US GAAP and experience operating SOX controls
- Strong understanding of financial processes including close, reporting, and controls

About you
- Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently to resolve issues
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong Excel skills
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
- Collaborative team player comfortable working with commercial teams
- Calm under pressure with a strong delivery focus and a "finisher" mindset

Qualifications
- Knowledge of IFRS / UK GAAP is desirable
- Team management experience is advantageous
- Experience in a global organisation preferred
- Industry exposure to media or sports rights is beneficial
- Familiarity with SAP and OneSource Tax Provision is a plus
- Interest in sports and ideally media/sports events such as golf or winter sports is desirable