Group Financial Controller

The role

The Group Financial Controller will own and scale group accounting, consolidation, reporting, and controls across multiple legal entities. This senior role involves designing and operating an AI-first accounting function for a deep-tech company.

What you will do

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual group close and consolidation processes across all entities.
• Deliver accurate management accounts, as well as board and investor reporting.
• Ensure IFRS and local GAAP compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Define, document, and enforce group accounting policies and internal controls.
• Lead, optimize, and scale the NetSuite ERP across the group.
• Drive automation and AI adoption in accounting operations.
• Manage audits, statutory filings, intercompany accounting, and transfer pricing processes.
• Partner closely with the CFO on strategic initiatives, scaling efforts, and financial governance.
• Build robust, scalable accounting infrastructure.

Required qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in accounting, financial control, or similar senior finance roles.
• Strong experience operating in multi-entity, international environments.
• Background in SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, or deep-tech companies.
• Expert-level NetSuite experience.
• Hands-on experience implementing AI tools in accounting workflows.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP, with solid consolidation expertise.
• Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Proven ability to build finance infrastructure and processes from the ground up.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with high ownership.
• Fluent English required.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting rapid international expansion or group restructuring.
• Exposure to automation-first or data-driven finance organizations.
• Prior involvement in audit transformation or finance system implementations at scale.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with executive leadership and investors.

About the company

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a European deep-tech company building a sovereign, energy-efficient cloud platform for modern AI and high-performance workloads.