Group Financial Controller

London, United Kingdom;
Remote, United Kingdom

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The Finance team enables and supports Baringa’s financial success, delivering a great finance service to our various stakeholders. It provides the necessary support to ensure our growing business is in control of its financial and commercial performance, as well as compliant with relevant UK and international finance and tax regulations . The team spans Finance Operations, Financial Control, Tax and Commercial Finance .

At Baringa, we embed a culture of continuous improvement across all our processes and controls. It is imperative that Baringa’s Group Financial Control team is familiar with our current and progressing regulatory environment, and updating financial policy, processes, and controls as the regulatory environment and compliance requirements evolve. Additionally, we are near to completing a finance transformation project which will ultimately deliver Microsoft Dynamics as our new finance system in April 2026.

Reporting to the CFO and working alongside the wider Finance Leadership Team, you will be responsible for our global financial control environment, management and financial reporting, audit , global corporate financial and tax compliance , and managing our banking relationships. You will have a dedicated team of ten professionals to lead and motivate.

• Support the Baringa finance transformation programme in implementing best in class processes, financialcontrolsand reporting.
• Own the group’s financial policy and controls, ensuring Baringa’s financial processes and proceduresoperatewithin a strong control environment and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ensure Baringa is prepared to meet all regulatory requirements as the organization grows and reachescertainthresholds, such as CFD reporting.
• Be responsible forglobalbusiness tax compliance (e.g. VAT, PSA, Corporation Tax), with support from the in-house
  
  Tax Manager.
• Be responsible forfacilitatingthe cross-border working of Baringa’s employees and partners with the expansion of Baringa’s global footprint (including market entries and exits),whilst minimising risks of permanent establishments,associatedcostsandfinancial risks.
• Help to ensure Baringa’s risk appetite is adhered to and incorporated within Baringa’s financial processes and procedures whilst also utilising knowledge of accounting standards to influencefinancialpolicythat supports Baringa’s commercial strategy.
• Be the “technical expert” across the Finance function, advising on best practice and the application of accounting standards across Baringawith particular emphasis on FRS
  102and the LLP SORP.
• Manage the statutory financial audits of the LLP and its global subsidiaries, leading the relationship with auditors and presenting updates and outcomes to the Finance & Audit Committee
• Be responsible for Baringa’s intercompany policy, including transfer pricing, ensuring our policiesareappropriateand compliant from both a commercial and statutory perspective.
• Be responsible for the production of group monthly management reports, including "flash" utilisation and revenue.
• Lead the relationship with our global banking partners and review financing…