Group Financial Controller
Descrizione dell'offerta
Role: Group Financial Controller
Location: Fully remote (EMEA timezone)
Start date: ASAP
Language: Fluent English
Industry: Cloud Computing / AI / European Deep-Tech SaaS
About The Company
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, automated infrastructure and is scaling rapidly in a multi-entity, international environment .
Building an AI-native finance organization is a strategic priority.
About The Role
Reporting directly to the CFO, the Group Financial Controller will own group accounting, reporting, consolidation and controls across multiple legal entities. This is a senior, hands‑on role for a finance leader capable of structuring, scaling and automating finance operations in a deep-tech context.
Strong, proven experience leveraging AI in accounting operations is mandatory. The role is not about maintaining legacy processes, but about designing an AI-first accounting function .
Key Responsibilities
- Own monthly, quarterly and annual group close and consolidation
- Deliver accurate management accounts, board and investor reporting
- Ensure IFRS / local GAAP compliance across jurisdictions
- Define and enforce group accounting policies and internal controls
- Lead and optimize NetSuite ERP across the group (NetSuite is a must-have)
- Drive automation and AI adoption (reconciliations, anomaly detection, journal automation, close acceleration)
- Manage audits, statutory compliance and intercompany processes
- Partner closely with the CFO on strategic initiatives and growth
Required Experience & Profile
- 8–12+ years in accounting / financial control
- Strong experience in multi-entity, international environments
- Background in SaaS, cloud, infrastructure or deep-tech companies
- NetSuite expert (+++)
- Mandatory hands‑on experience implementing AI tools in accounting workflows
- Strong IFRS / GAAP knowledge and consolidation expertise
- Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
- Comfortable building finance infrastructure from the ground up
What We Offer
- Key leadership role in a European AI & cloud deep-tech company
- High autonomy and ownership
- Opportunity to build a best-in-class, AI-native finance function
- Fully remote setup (EMEA) with limited travel (:10–15%)