Regional Financial Controller

Apply for the Regional Financial Controller role at Nord Anglia Education.

Location:

Miami, US

Job Posting Date: 18 September 2025

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s largest premium international schools organisation, empowering educators to help students achieve more than ever imagined. As we continue to grow rapidly, we offer opportunities to shape financial processes and impact our global community.

• Serve as the primary interface with external auditors for interim and year‑end testing procedures and deliverables for both U.S. and Latin American schools.
• Act as the primary liaison with Group finance teams.
• Drive best‑practice finance and accounting initiatives for the region.
• Manage clustered shared services, achieving SLA targets for general accounting, purchasing and receivable processes.
• Adapt accounting policies, procedures and financial reporting systems to meet evolving business needs.

• Lead the region’s reporting deliverables.
• Continuously improve the financial close process, reducing manual and inefficient activities.
• Strengthen internal controls to mitigate risks.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Regional HR, IT and other teams to align financial requirements.
• Contribute to business strategy and planning regarding potential contracts and transactions.

• Review month‑end, quarter‑end and year‑end accounts, ensuring timely compliance with Nord Anglia policies.
• Interpret, review and approve monthly journals.
• Manage the external audit cycle, ensuring audit readiness and successful completion.
• Identify and explain significant balance‑sheet movements and variances.
• Ensure all reporting deliverables are accurate, timely and correctly formatted.
• Lead new‑school accounting compliance with Group policies.
• Handle accounting and filing for regional holding or dormant companies.
• Lead opening balance‑sheet work for new acquisitions.

• Collaborate with Group FC to align, enhance and standardise financial reports and processes.
• Promote best‑practice processes across the region.
• Manage the Design Reference Group of Finance System experts.
• Interpret financial transactions and provide IFRS‑compliant accounting analysis.
• Regularly review the effectiveness of financial and compliance controls.
• Partner with the Group Controls Officer to implement internal controls.
• Oversee clustering and shared services with clear SLA targets.
• Provide financial control support to school finance teams.
• Support the Regional Financial Director.

• Daily management of the financial accounting team.
• Recruit, develop and evaluate the finance reporting and shared‑services staff.
• Maximise the finance function’s effectiveness while building for the future.
• Coach and mentor colleagues across and beyond the finance function.

• Degree in finance, accounting or related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Professional accounting qualification (Qualified Chartered or Certified Accountant).
• Five or more years of post‑qualified experience in industry.
• Knowledge of IFRS or US GAAP.
• Risk identification, process improvement and internal controls development experience.
• Experience with financial systems (Navision, Hyperion, HFM, One Stream).
• Background in asset‑light, service‑based or high‑growth/start‑up environments (≥2 years).
• Experience working in a regional organisation across multiple time‑zones and cross‑border transactions.
• Strong analytical, Excel and English communication skills.
• Ability to challenge and influence management and to think creatively.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills for interaction at all levels.

We are committed to providing a world‑class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils, embracing diversity in race, abilities, religions, genders and cultures. All posts in regulated activity are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures.

We welcome applications from suitable qualified persons from all diverse backgrounds. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.