Financial Controller, Inspired Thinking Group
Tech
AI-powered marketing technology & creative services
Posted today
AI-powered marketing technology & creative services
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform the way global brands do marketing through its innovative, end-to-end services.
Role
Who you are
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience in a financial control or similar role
- Proven financial controller experience, ideally across multiple or international entities
- Strong technical grounding in month-end close, balance-sheet control, consolidation and foreign-entity reporting
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights
- Exceptional relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to establish trust and credibility across all levels of an organisation
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders
- Proficiency in financial systems and tools, with a preference for candidates with experience in Sage Intacct or similar platforms, including close automation and controls
- Strong MS Excel skills
- Desirable (but not essential): SaaS / subscription based / recurring-revenue (ARR) experience, awareness of Dutch GAAP and Dutch tax/ VAT (not essential), and experience of shared-services or finance centralisation
- Positive can-do attitude and strong communicator
- Someone who enjoys collaboration with global teams
What the job involves
- The Financial Controller is a senior, controls-focused role sitting at the heart of the divisional finance function. Reporting to the Divisional Finance Director, you will own financial controlling for the Group’s Technology business – delivering a clean, timely month-end close and a well-controlled balance sheet
- You will also oversee a global, functional P&L and have significant interaction with the Group Finance Team (also located in Birmingham)
- You will coordinate the locally required statutory, tax and VAT work through a Netherlands finance lead and an external Dutch accountancy firm. This is a controls-first role but will also require supporting ad-hoc work initiatives, as well as some FP&A activities as required
- Own the month-end close and reporting timetable for both Dutch entities in Sage Intacct, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations. Be a key point of contact to the Group team regarding Prophix (FP&A tool) upload and reconciliation
- Maintain balance-sheet integrity through timely reconciliations, review, provisioning and a robust controls framework
- Prepare consolidation inputs and manage group-GAAP / IFRS alignment and intercompany balances
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable with a focus on cash balances. Work collaboratively with the Birmingham Shared Services team, ensuring appropriate controls are in place over all transactions
- Coordinate the externally-prepared Dutch statutory accounts (Dutch GAAP) and KvK (Dutch Chamber of Commerce) filing with the external accountancy firm
- Coordinate corporation tax (Vpb) and support transfer-pricing requirements with the external firm
- Own the statutory audit relationship and review locally-prepared VAT (BTW) and ICP (intra community transactions) submissions
- Ensure the statutory calendar is met in full, supporting the Netherlands finance lead
- Lead the production of month and year-end results for both Dutch entities, including management analysis highlighting variances, trends and impacts on the annual business plan and quarterly forecasts
- Prepare the budget, forecast, monthly variance analysis and management commentary, and produce board and management reporting packs
- Develop financial models and analysis to guide planning and decision-making, defining KPIs and dashboards that support data-driven decisions
- Partner with local Sales and operations, providing guidance to both finance and non-finance staff to enhance financial acumen across the business
- Line-manage accounting teams in the Netherlands and UK, providing day-to-day guidance, development support and performance oversight
- Provide guidance on the use of financial systems, ensuring the integrity of the data held within them
- Champion the adoption of new financial processes and systems that enhance efficiency, accuracy and insight, acting as a change agent and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Drive close automation and support the transition of transactional processing into the Shared Services Centre
- Other ad-hoc tasks and reporting as required in line with the remit of the role
Our take
Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) has established itself as a leading marketing agency with an enviable client roster including Land Rover, Puma, Jaguar, and Heineken.
Founded in 2009, the company has grown rapidly into a global business spanning the US, UK, and Europe. Alongside its creative and client services, ITG's proprietary Storyteq platform has become a key growth driver, earning recognition as a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Content Marketing Platforms and Digital Assets management for its role in enabling scalable, AI-driven content strategies.
Since its acquisition by Bridgepoint in 2022, ITG has entered a renewed phase of international expansion. In 2025, it strengthened its North American presence through the acquisition of US content and technology firm PureRed, significantly expandings its scale and capabilities in the region.
More recently, ITG has enhanced its AI-led offering through a strategic partnership with Sundogs, an AI creative intelligence specialist. Theis collaboration integrates performance insigth and audience intelligence into ITG's agile content engine, reingofricng its focus ond elivering high-impact, data-driven creative at speed and scale.
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Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Work from home
- 25 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays
- Wellbeing at ITG: From employee Wellbeing Days to company-wide initiatives, your wellbeing is our top priority
- Tech: Our cutting-edge technology empowers people to be their creative best
- Discounts: Save money with some of the biggest brands around
- Enhanced Sick Pay: For when you're not quite feeling yourself
- Health Insurance
- Referral Programme
- Welcome Packs
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Leadership
Simon Ward
(Founder & CEO)Previously founded and was CEO of SP Group from 1999 - 2004. Before founding Team ITG, was CEO at digital transformation consultancy St Ives (now Kin + Carta).
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