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dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data-driven economy We always put the Customer First Our mission to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their Customers With deep heritage and expertise in retail - one of the world s most competitive markets with a deluge of multi-dimensional data - dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world across industries to be Customer First dunnhumby employs nearly 2 500 experts in offices throughout Europe Asia Africa and the Americas working for transformative iconic brands such as Tesco Coca-Cola Meijer Procter Gamble and Metro We re looking for a Senior Controller who expects more from their career It s a chance to lead a small team and apply your expertise to ensure all entities controlled are compliant with local legislation corporate and management books reflect a true and accurate position of the entity finances and accounting related Balance Sheet B-S and Profit Loss P L effects are understood and to manage the accounting and compliance requirements for new deals and or projects Joining our Corporate Finance team you ll get an opportunity to work alongside super-smart global colleagues challenging and rewriting the rules not just following them What we expect from you This is a contractual role for 12 months Qualified Accountant with strong R2R experience Experience of 8 - 10 years Experience in month end quarter end year end close for IFRS and ideally other international GAAPs but not essential Support the team who own the local and corporate ledger for the controlled entities and managing their set-up and maintenance in Oracle Fusion Oversee assistant controllers to ensure everything is on track and become the key point person within the team Resolve issues as required and ensure on-time close for all controlled entities review results end-to end and provide commentary on P L and B-S effects and analysis versus prior year Oversee the accurate and timely preparation of statutory filings and supporting commentary for all controlled entities and submit to signatory for sign-off Create the statutory to corporate reconciliation on a quarterly basis and ensure differences are understood Ensure actuals for all controlled entities are provided to relevant stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner managing contributions from Assistant Controllers and 3rd party providers This includes inputs to annual statutory accounts tax returns investment and impairment reviews and answers to ad hoc queries Provide the accounting contributions for Cash Flow and B-S forecast plan and budget to the central controllership and planning and performance teams Partner and lead the third party accounting team in local accounting and reporting Ensure that local compliance regimes are understood and that the entities fulfil local compliance reporting and filing requirements as well as financial requirements for liquidity and capitalisation Responsible for managing the audit for the assigned entities coordinating local central and 3rd party response Identify and implement process and systems improvements to streamline activities and enable increased focus on results analysis Provide cover for team when required creating a seamless process Maintain all required skills complete necessary training and act in line with our values and Code of Business What you can expect from us We won t just meet your expectations We ll defy them So you ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you d expect from a leading technology company But also a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect Plus thoughtful perks like flexible working hours and your birthday off You ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition But with a nimble small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play experiment and learn And we don t just talk about diversity and inclusion We live it every day - with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network dh Proud dh Family dh One dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you Our approach to Flexible Working At dunnhumby we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work life balance Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process For further information about how we collect and use your personal information please see our Privacy Notice which can be found