Director of UK and EMEA Financial Reporting and Control

Job Description

At Aberdeen our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients customers colleagues shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses interactive investor (ii) Investments and Adviser each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs:

• interactive investor the UKs second largest directtoconsumer investment platform enables individuals in the UK to plan save and invest in the way that works for them.

• OurAdviserbusiness provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers enabling them to create value for their customers.

• OurInvestmentsbusiness is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the Department

This position sits within Group Financial Control who are responsible for a combination of business performance management across the Aberdeen Group internal and external reporting activity (group statutory regulatory and nonfinancial including sustainability) and management of the relationship with external auditors and the Audit Committee. The area consists of a number of teams including:

• Performance and Planning responsible for all performance and planning activities centrally for the group including coordination of planning forecasting quarterly business reviews and cost management across central functions.

• Group Reporting and Control responsible for all aspect of Group external reporting consolidation and technical accounting matters.

• Regional and Entity Control & Reporting teams responsible for entity level and regional financial control and reporting including discharging of responsibilities under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime as well as decision support to regional CEOs.

About the Role

This is a senior and key role within Aberdeen Finance reporting directly to the Group Financial Controller. The role holder will lead the UK and EMEA Financial Reporting and Control team comprising around 20 experienced controllers. They will ensure robust financial stewardship entity reporting and control while driving collective problemsolving and business insight beyond the numbers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of approximately 20 experienced financial controllers across the UK and EMEA regions. Inspire and motivate the team to achieve their best supporting personal and technical development.

• Oversee the production of legal entity financials and board packs ensuring valuable insights for decisionmaking and control.

• Ensure IFRS trial balances are valid accurate and complete. Oversee the balance sheet attestation process and implement robust financial controls.

• Supervise statutory accounts regulatory reporting and local statistical reports. Coordinate legal entity audits.

• Oversee technical adjustments for complex valuations impairments writeoffs and exceptional transactions.

• Oversee the legal entity planning process working with Performance and Planning teams.

• Act as a financial control subject matter expert for projects and strategic initiatives.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Significant experience in a similar financial control or commercial finance leadership role within investment management or financial services.

• Qualified Accountant (CA/ACCA) with audit background desirable.

• Strong track record of leading and motivating teams.

• Expertise in relevant accounting principles practices and processes including IFRS or GAAP.

• Proficiency in financial systems and ERPs (e.g. Oracle) and advanced Excel skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

• Selfdriven ambitious and willing to challenge the status quo.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and are happy to provide adjustments to the recruitment process to support candidates.

Our benefits

Theres more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn get involved and be supported.

When you join us your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave a 16 employer pension contribution a discretionary performancebased bonus (where applicable) private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefitshere.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas our vectors of growth focused on our clients changing needs. You can find out more about what we dohere.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work if you have the talent and commitment to join our team wed like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen weve adopted a blended working approach. This approach combines the benefits of facetoface collaboration coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles their teams our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive our actions is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements for example because you are neurodivergent or have a physical sensory cognitive mental visible or invisible disability please let us know and well be happy to help.

Were committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds experience cognitive and neurodiversity age gender gender identity sexual orientation disability religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.