# Financial Controller

> Elesta · Serbia (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-19

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** Finance

## Description

**About the Role**  
  
Family Office is looking for an experienced finance professional for the position of **Financial Controller**, who will take ownership of building and developing financial processes, ensuring accuracy of accounting operations, timely reporting, and financial controls across multiple entities and jurisdictions.  
  
**Responsibilities**  

-   Oversee and manage accounting operations for several companies across different jurisdictions
-   Build financial controlling processes from scratch where none currently exist, and continuously refine and adapt them as the business grows and evolves
-   Design, implement, and continuously improve internal financial control procedures
-   Monthly financial reporting
-   Manage and support external audits
-   Respond promptly to finance-related questions and requests from the CEO / Head of Finance
-   Effectively manage external consultants and legal advisors

## Requirements

-   **5+ years of experience** in accounting, financial control, or treasury, including **IFRS**
-   **BIG-4 experience** is highly preferred
-   **Proven, hands-on experience building financial controlling processes from the ground up**, and subsequently adapting/evolving them as the business develops (not just maintaining existing processes)
-   **Very strong understanding of accounting principles;** deep technical knowledge, not just operational execution
-   ACCA (ideally completed or near-completed professional level papers) is an advantage
-   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
-   Fast learner, comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced, and often ambiguous environment
-   Ability to effectively manage external consultants and legal advisors
-   English — Upper-Intermediate or higher
-   Russian — Upper-Intermediate or higher

## Benefits

-   **Fully remote work**, giving you the freedom to work from anywhere.
-   Opportunity to be a part of a high-performance team.
-   A dynamic and collaborative work environment.
-   **Fully sponsored team-buildings** 1-2 times per yea**r** in stunning destinations around the world.

## Apply

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