Financial Controller

Are you interested in working with a leading education technology player, the global leader in the assessment and certification of professional skills industry with presence in more than 200 countries worldwide? If so, this is the chance to apply now! 📥

PeopleCert is seeking a dynamic Financial Controller to join our Group Finance team! In this key leadership role, you will oversee financial operations, ensuring accuracy in reporting, regulatory compliance, and strategic financial planning. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for driving financial excellence, we’d love to hear from you!

As a Financial Controller, your tasks will include the following:

• Oversee accounting operations, including billing, A/R, A/P, G/L, cost accounting, and revenue recognition.
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and reporting.
• Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements.
• Support the month-end and year-end close process.
• Prepare and coordinate statutory reporting.
• Maintain and enhance business processes, internal controls, and accounting policies.
• Liaise with external auditors and address any financial discrepancies.
• Perform additional financial management responsibilities as needed.

What we look for:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration or related field; postgraduate degree in Finance is desirable.
• 3+ years of proven working experience as a Financial Controller.
• Fully qualified accountant ACA / ACCCA.
• Excellent knowledge of English (C2 level certification desired, or certificate would be a plus) Extra languages desired.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (preferably Microsoft Navision and D365 F&O).
• Advanced computer literacy is required. ECDL Advance level certification is desirable.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
• Experience with creating financial statements.
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process.
• Excellent accounting software user, Microsoft Excel and administration skills.
• Well organized, self-driven, flexible and able to work in a high-volume, fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Work in an international, dynamic and fun atmosphere 💯
• Two free vouchers for all certifications from PeopleCert's Portfolio per year for all employees 🎓
• Huge learning experience in using best practices and global environment 📈
• Constant personal and professional development 🥇

If you want to become a member of our international, dynamic and agile team that creates world leading software products, then we should certainly like to hear from you!

About PeopleCert

PeopleCert is a global leader in assessment and certification of professional skills, partnering with multi-national organizations and government bodies for the development & delivery of standardized exams. Delivering exams across 200 countries and in 25 languages over its state-of-the-art assessment technology, PeopleCert enables professionals to boost their careers and realize their life ambitions.

Quality, Innovation, Passion, Integrity are the core values which guide everything we do.

Our offices in UK, Greece, and Cyprus boast a culture of diversity, where everyone is different, yet everyone fits in. All of us at PeopleCert are committed to the reflection of the diversity and inclusion of our customers and the communities in which we do business.

Working on Home Office (HO) Secure English Language Tests (SELTs)

Any person who is engaged by PeopleCert to work on the SELT service must undergo a Background Check (the results of which must be acceptable to PeopleCert and the HO) prior to commencing their SELT duties. All SELT personnel will be required to complete a declaration (provided by PeopleCert) where the existence of any criminal record and/or bankruptcy must be declared.

If working on the SELT service in the UK, background checks will include:

• A basic or enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check

• Right to Work in the UK check (including nationality, identity and place of residence)

• HO security check (Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) or Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)

• Financial background check

• Employment reference check.

• If working on the SELT service anywhere in the world (outside of the UK) personnel will undergo background checks that are equivalent to those stated for the UK.

In addition, if personnel are required to speak to SELT candidates they must be appropriately skilled in English language and, where SELT services are provided anywhere in the world (outside of the UK), the official language of the relevant country.

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.