Group Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Global Finance Team

🏢 Team Description

The Global Finance team connects strategy with execution across 37 markets, ensuring financial accuracy, transparency, and sustainable growth at scale. Within Global Controlling, this role sits at the centre of international finance operations, partnering closely with Accounting, FP&A, Tax, ERP, ICFR and local finance teams across Europe to strengthen statutory compliance and elevate group-level reporting standards. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape how SumUp operates globally by improving processes, strengthening governance, and raising the bar on financial control.

👉 Get to know our Sofia office

🚦 What You’ll Do

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Own designated legal entities end to end, including capitalisation, P&L by function, cash flow, statutory compliance, and high-quality financial reporting

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Lead month-end and annual closing activities, with direct accountability for complex and judgement-heavy topics such as transfer pricing and chargebacks

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Conduct structured balance sheet reviews, identify gaps, and drive remediation actions that strengthen financial integrity and support IPO readiness

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Lead external audits and ensure timely, accurate submission of statutory financial statements

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Review accounting entries and reconciliations with a strong focus on material risk areas and overall balance sheet health

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Partner cross-functionally with Tax, Accounting Operations, FP&A and Global Process Owners to improve controls, reporting standards, and scalable Controlling processes

🙌 You’ll Be Great for This Role If…

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Strong knowledge of IFRS and GAAP financial reporting principles is already in place

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Proven experience owning legal entities end to end and navigating statutory compliance requirements has been built in a complex environment

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Advanced understanding of complex accounting topics such as transfer pricing, consolidation, and balance sheet risk areas is part of the professional toolkit

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Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent has been completed

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Confidence working across functions and guiding stakeholders toward clear, practical solutions is paired with a structured and results-oriented approach

🎉 Why you should Join SumUp

🌍 Opportunity to work with SumUppers globally on large-scale fintech products used by millions of businesses worldwide, from our modern Sofia office. This involves an office-first setup

🌈 Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: be part of a workplace that values and promotes diversity, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone's perspectives are respected and embraced

🚀 Enrolment onto our Virtual Stock Option programme: you will own a stake in SumUp’s future success

📚 A dedicated annual L&D budget of €2000 for your individual development, which you can be used to attend conferences and/or advancing your career through further education

🏖️ Generous time off: 25 days of paid leave, plus one extra day per year of service (up to 35), along with public holidays and special leave options

🏥 Peace of mind: comprehensive health and life insurance—includes dental coverage

💪 Stay active: on-site yoga and a co-sponsored Multisport card offering access to hundreds of sports facilities

🍽 Meal support: benefit from a tax-free food voucher program plus flexibility via our Re:Benefits platform

🚌 Easy commute: free shuttle buses connecting directly to Joliot-Curie metro station

👶 Family-friendly: new baby bonus and subsidised daycare for kids aged 9 months to 12 years

🌴 Break4me: 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service

🔗 Referral Bonus: earn additional rewards by referring talented individuals to join the SumUp team

About SumUp

Small business owners are at the heart of everything we do, so we're creating powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. Today, over 4 million businesses in 37 markets rely on SumUp as their financial partner to manage payments, finance and customer relationships.

With a founder’s mentality and a team-first attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to help small business owners succeed doing what they love.

Our commitment to small businesses is reflected in our diverse team of over 3,000 SumUppers from more than 90 nationalities, united by global collaboration and an innovative mindset.

Our core values and culture shape everything we do, fostering inclusion, learning and belonging.

Be empowered to build things that matter.

Job Application Tip

We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.