Group Financial Controller

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%)