Controller, UK

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

What We Do

Our Finance and Accounting teams build the financial infrastructure to scale our growing company. We combine analytical and strategic thinking to develop a sound financial future for our global brand. We work closely with teams across the company international subsidiaries and external partners to ensure a world-class finance organization. Our team contains experts from fields like tax treasury purchasing FP&A and more.

What Youll Do

You will work alongside existing members of the International Finance team and partner with them and others within Epic to integrate Epics acquisitions and investments into Epic and have responsibility for the UK entities. The Controller role will take responsibility of accounting activities for the UK entities and control structures to ensure that Epics financial and operational performance is optimized scalable and clearly communicated on a timely and accurate basis.

In this role you will

• Be responsible for the management of the financial accounting and reporting for all of Epics UK entities for both US and statutory reporting
• Ensuring the swift and accurate reporting of month-end reporting oversee subsidiary month-end closing processes and ensuring policy compliance and provide monthly commentary for the UK entities
• Prepare annual accounts for UK Holding Companies and UK subsidiaries including working with Workiva and Work with external auditors (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers) for statutory audits in the UK
• Design implement and operate key business process controls to ensure that the company has an effective and scalable internal controls framework and have a continuous focus on process and control improvements that are required and the ability to communicate these to Management
• Build cross-functional working relationships within the company and externally and provide technical guidance training and support to the Finance Legal and Business Development teams
• Partner with the existing UK leadership teams to ensure that there is a strong holistic view of accounting and finances and that finances are managed controlled and presented in a way that is representative of business operations
• Represent Epics controllership function in ensuring UK specific regulatory compliance from a finance perspective assist with legal entity restructuring and rationalization for the UK entities and assist with ad-hoc requests from management auditors and other external bodies (as required)

What were looking for

• 10 years financial accounting experience preferably within both an US and International business and accounting environment
• Team management experience
• Chartered Accountancy qualification or equivalent (preferred but not required)
• Good knowledge of both US GAAP IFRS and UK GAAP including a deep knowledge and understanding of UK tax and legal financial reporting obligations
• Experience of building maintaining and reporting on complex sub-consolidations including GAAP adjustments
• Experience of dealing with External Auditor requests Strong communications presentation and interpersonal skills including the ability to summarize key accounting and operational issues to management. Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel (complex formula VBA macros and pivot tables) and proficient with other Microsoft Office applications. Experience of working in different ERP systems and system migrations. Complex analytic problem solving and project management skills. Independent and self-starter with a can-do attitude.
• Strong communication presentation and interpersonal skills including the ability to summarize key accounting and operational issues to management
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel (complex formula VBA macros and pivot tables) and proficient with other Microsoft Office applications
• Experience of working in different ERP systems and system migrations
• Complex analytic problem solving and project management skills.

EPIC JOB EPIC BENEFITS EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension private medical insurance health care cash plan dental insurance disability and life insurance critical illness cycle to work scheme flu shots health checks and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.