Group Assistant Financial Controller

*Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM BST on Tuesday 22 July 2025. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found.

About Palladium:

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 2,100 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities. 

This Opportunity:

The Group Assistant Financial Controller will support the global finance team by assisting with the preparation of financial data to meet the internal and external reporting requirements of the Palladium Group. This includes the production of management and statutory accounts, the delivery of insightful and actionable information to the Group leadership team and sets the standard for accounting and reporting for the Regional Finance teams.

Location & Position Details:

The position is based in Palladium’s London office, within our United Kingdom, Europe, and Africa (UKEA) region. Please note that applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Palladium supports a hybrid working model with 3 days in office, 2 days from home.

Reporting Lines:

The Group Assistant Financial Controller reports to Group Financial Controller and supports the Group Finance function and Group leadership team

Primary Roles and Responsibilities: 

Support the Group Financial Controller in the production of financial and statutory reporting, the annual audit and value-added monthly management reporting US GAAP monthly and ad hoc reporting to Parent, leveraging the OneStream reporting platform Manage the month end reporting timetable for the Regions (and Group teams). Consolidate the Regional reports and prepare the Group monthly reporting pack, including adding the appropriate level of insight and analysis Support the preparation of the Group Executive Management Team monthly Board reporting deck Perform consolidations, Group month end journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations (leases, intercompany, intangible assets, minority interest, FCTR etc.) Be a technical contact for audit and accounting issues for external auditors, Parent team and regional teams Maintenance of the Group's accounting policies and ensuring consistent application across the Group Proactively develop improvement strategies across Group reporting, controls and compliance Interface with external auditors for the Group audit, Parent audit and local entities audits as appropriate Stakeholder management across regions and Parent Input into financial systems strategy and implementation

Essential Criteria:

Appropriate professional experience with good leadership skills and the ability to pivot between system, process and technical detail to strategy development and solving high-level management issues
Sound knowledge of IFRS, company law and UK GAAP / FRS 102, Tax (VAT, withholding tax, corporation tax)
Prior experience in the following areas would be an advantage: timesheets management, International Treasury / foreign exchange, Intercompany accounting, Fixed assets accounting, tax filings and compliance, month end close processes, journals entries, General ledger accounting, consolidation, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, year-end close processes, and other statutory financial filings
Proven capability in generating reports for leadership to support management decisions while helping to ensure control over data and transactions under the guidance of the leadership
Excellent organizational skills
Strong numerical proficiency, problem-solving skills and excellent use of logic
Strong analytical, planning and financial management skills coupled with the ability to thrive under pressure and balance several competing projects at once
Ability to resolve complex issues, build solid relationships and deliver outcomes
Ability to liaise closely with corporate and regional leadership, senior managers, project teams, other employees and external service providers
Ability to drive and manage change and build virtual / project teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required

Desirable Criteria:

Certified Public Accountant or equivalent (e.g. Chartered Accountant) qualification preferred
Experience working at a global level
Stakeholder engagement with a Parent company

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status. 

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process (due to disability, neurodiversity, or for any other circumstance), please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.