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Group Finance Controller

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WHO WE ARE At Trustly, we're building a smarter, faster, and more secure financial future by revolutionizing the world of payments. As a global leader in Open Banking Payments,

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OtherGroup Finance Controller

WHO WE ARE

At Trustly, we're building a smarter, faster, and more secure financial future by revolutionizing the world of payments. As a global leader in Open Banking Payments, we are establishing Pay by Bank as the new standard at checkout, providing unparalleled freedom, speed, and ease to millions of consumers and merchants worldwide.

Our Ambition: To build the world’s most disruptive payment network and redefine what the payment experience should feel like.

Trustly is a global team of innovators, collaborators, and doers. If you are driven by a strong sense of purpose and thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and high-growth environment, join us and be part of a team that’s transforming the way the world pays.

This role is part of the Global Finance team at Trustly, which is a dynamic and cross jurisdictional team with an ethos of collaboration and continued improvement at its heart.

About the role
We are looking for a Group Financial Controller who will be responsible for managing the financial reporting, consolidations, internal controls, and accounting operations of the group, as well as playing a leadership role on ad hoc financial reporting and accounting projects as we work to automate and upgrade systems and policies. This role ensures compliance with accounting standards, supports strategic financial planning, and provides financial insights to senior management.

We are seeking a qualified professional with a minimum of ten years’ relevant experience gained in industry roles post qualifying with a Big 4 firm or equivalent.

Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements for the group

Ensure compliance with IFRS / GAAP and statutory reporting requirements

Coordinate financial reporting across subsidiaries and business units

Manage the group consolidation process and associated systems

Ensure accuracy of balance sheets, profit & loss statements & cash flow reporting

Maintain strong internal financial controls and governance across the group

Ensure accurate general ledger management and reconciliations

Implement and improve financial policies and procedures

Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards such as IFRS, UK GAAP, Swedish GAAP or US GAAP

Assist with variance analysis and financial insights to leadership

Delivery of external and internal audits

Assist the tax team in ensuring compliance with tax regulations, statutory filings, and financial regulations

Statutory reporting and regulatory filings

Be part of the leadership team for the Accounting and Financial Reporting functions across multiple entities or regions

Provide guidance to subsidiary finance teams & ensure consistent reporting practices

Promote best practice financial management across the organisation

Provide financial analysis to support growth initiatives, acquisitions, or transformation projects

Lead the project on analysing historical balances in the existing consolidation system; Identify and drive implementation of a new consolidation system, if needed, bearing in mind the accounting and commercial needs of the business

Support integration of newly acquired businesses and improvement of financial systems and processes

Professional accounting qualification - ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent

Extensive experience in financial accounting, reporting, control and group consolidation (Aaro experience is a bonus)

Strong knowledge of accounting standards and regulatory requirements - IFRS/US GAAP/Swedish GAAP

Experience managing multinational or multi-entity organizations (FinTech is a bonus)

Strong leadership and team management

High proficiency in ERP systems (Netsuite experience preferred)

Advanced Excel and financial modeling

Excellent analytical and communication skills

Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Enthusiastic about building, scaling and automating within a growing business