[Hiring] Group Financial Controller @Pragmatike

Role Description

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a European deep-tech company building a sovereign, energy-efficient cloud platform for modern AI and high-performance workloads. The company operates a distributed, highly automated infrastructure and is scaling rapidly across a multi-entity, international footprint.

As part of this growth, building an AI-native finance organization is a strategic priority. We are seeking a Group Financial Controller to own and scale group accounting, consolidation, reporting, and controls across multiple legal entities. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a senior, hands-on leadership role for a finance professional capable of structuring, automating, and modernizing accounting operations in a deep-tech environment.

⚠️ Strong, proven experience leveraging AI in accounting workflows is mandatory. This role is not about maintaining legacy processes, but about designing and operating an AI-first accounting function.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual group close and consolidation processes across all entities.
• Deliver accurate management accounts, as well as board and investor reporting.
• Ensure IFRS and local GAAP compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Define, document, and enforce group accounting policies and internal controls.
• Lead, optimize, and scale the NetSuite ERP across the group (NetSuite experience is mandatory).
• Drive automation and AI adoption in accounting operations, including reconciliations, anomaly detection, journal automation, and close acceleration.
• Manage audits, statutory filings, intercompany accounting, and transfer pricing processes.
• Partner closely with the CFO on strategic initiatives, scaling efforts, and financial governance.
• Build robust, scalable accounting infrastructure suited to a high-growth, deep-tech organization.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of experience in accounting, financial control, or similar senior finance roles.
• Strong experience operating in multi-entity, international environments.
• Background in SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, or deep-tech companies.
• Expert-level NetSuite experience (+++).
• Hands-on experience implementing AI tools in accounting workflows (mandatory).
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP, with solid consolidation expertise.
• Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Proven ability to build finance infrastructure and processes from the ground up.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with high ownership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting rapid international expansion or group restructuring.
• Exposure to automation-first or data-driven finance organizations.
• Prior involvement in audit transformation or finance system implementations at scale.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with executive leadership and investors.

Benefits

• Key leadership role within a European AI and cloud deep-tech company.
• Opportunity to design and scale a best-in-class, AI-native accounting function.
• High autonomy, strategic influence, and direct exposure to the CFO.
• Fully remote EMEA setup with limited travel (~10–15%).