Financial Controller

At Mako, we believe in the power of collaboration to drive innovation in pursuit of our collective ambition; excellence in trading. Our diverse community is connected through a commitment to be the best we can be with the highest standards of integrity.

What you’ll be involved in

• Owning the financial control environment and ensuring overall financial integrity across the global multi-entity group.
• Managing month‑end close, management reporting, and the accuracy and quality of recurring finance outputs.
• Preparing and reviewing statutory financial statements across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Leading the end‑to‑end audit process, including planning, evidence gathering, auditor queries, and coordinating key internal and external stakeholders to drive audits to completion.
• Developing and mentoring a team of 2–3 junior finance colleagues, holding them accountable and elevating standard accounting practices.
• Overseeing banking, payments, bookkeeping, accounts payable, and core finance operations controls.
• Identifying weak, manual, or fragile processes and rebuilding them into scalable, automated workflows.
• Utilising AI, modern workflows, and systems tools hands‑on to improve reporting speed, accuracy, and documentation.
• Acting as senior finance cover and a trusted number‑two partner to the Group Finance Director.
• Bringing independent judgment and constructive challenge where numbers, controls, or processes require optimisation.

What we need from you

• A fully qualified professional accounting credential (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with robust technical expertise.
• Proven financial control, technical accounting, close, audit, and statutory reporting experience.
• Extensive experience preparing or reviewing financial statements across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated leadership capability in managing, developing, and raising standards in a small finance operations team.
• Robust project management and change delivery capability, especially in audits or finance transformation initiatives.
• An innovative, hands‑on automation mindset, with practical experience utilising Excel automation, workflow tools, AI, Power Query, or modern finance systems.
• A rigorous control mindset accompanied by exceptional attention to detail.
• A confident and diplomatic communication style, enabling you to form independent views and respectfully challenge senior leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a comfort operating in a fast‑paced, detail‑focused environment.

Benefits

• Flexible leave and hybrid working policies
• Private health and dental insurance
• Generous pension scheme
• Free access to the Mako gym
• Employee wellbeing guidance and support
• Opportunity to become involved in the rewarding work of the Mako Foundation