[Hiring] Corporate Controller @BibliU

Role Description

BibliU is looking for a Corporate Controller to own financial control and reporting across our multi-entity group. This is a process-driven, calendar-driven role for someone who brings structure and rigor to the close cycle, treats reconciliations and audit controls as non-negotiable, and is comfortable owning the full picture across multiple legal entities and currencies. You will report directly to the group’s CFO and be the person accountable for accurate, timely, audit-ready numbers across the group.

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close calendar across all group entities and the Group consolidation, setting the timeline, driving the team to it, and being accountable for hitting it;
• Lead multi-entity consolidation, including intercompany eliminations, cross-entity reconciliations, and currency translation;
• Own preparation of financial statements across entities, including the general ledger, chart of accounts, and accounting policies that sit behind them;
• Own the integrity of balance sheet and bank reconciliations across all entities, with nothing aged and nothing unexplained;
• Oversee accounting to ensure the data behind the numbers is clean;
• Own the finance systems environment (Iplicit), including configuration, controls, and identifying opportunities to use AI tools to speed up and improve accuracy in recurring processes;
• Own the external audit process end to end: planning, PBC list, fieldwork coordination, and query resolution;
• Design, implement, and maintain internal financial controls, acting as the technical accounting escalation point for the wider finance team;
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and statutory/tax filing obligations across the jurisdictions the group operates in;
• Manage and develop the accounting team, setting clear expectations and building a culture of ownership rather than task completion;
• Act as the go-to finance contact for cross-departmental questions and financial input into business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field;
• Minimum 10 years experience in financial management, including multi-entity group consolidations;
• Specific depth in both US GAAP and UK GAAP/FRS 102;
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of a close process and an external audit cycle;
• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting across more than one jurisdiction (US and UK experience preferred, but the key requirement is proven multi-entity/multi-jurisdiction fluency);
• Advanced Excel skills - complex modelling, reconciliation, and analysis;
• Practical experience using AI tools to improve accuracy or efficiency in finance workflows;
• Proven experience managing or mentoring a finance team;
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a low tolerance for unreconciled or unexplained variances;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Comfortable owning a deadline-heavy, calendar-driven workload with minimal supervision;
• Clear, confident communicator with finance and non-finance stakeholders alike.

Requirements

• CPA (or equivalent professional accounting qualification) - a plus, not a requirement;
• Direct experience with Iplicit;
• Experience operating in a fast-growing business.

Benefits

• 🌴 35 holiday per year - yep, that’s not a typo! (in addition to public holidays)
• 🎂 Your birthday off
• 🌱 12 scheduled company wellness Fridays off per year (in addition to your vacation entitlement)
• 🩺 Medical, vision & dental insurance (BibliU contributing 70% of all monthly premiums)
• 📄 401k plan (Company Match: 100% of the first 3%; 50% of the next 2%)
• ❤️ Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance
• 💸 Flexible Spending Account
• ⏰ Flexible working hours - we’re a remote team spread across the US and UK
• 💻 Work-from-home allowance to help you set up your dream WFH station