Job Title: Legal Entity Controller
Location: Birmingham or London, UK
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Grab a chance to join us as a Legal Entity Controller who is responsible for the financial control, statutory reporting, and regulatory compliance of designated UK legal entities. The role ensures that all financial records are accurate, compliant with UK GAAP and IFRS, and that statutory obligations are met in full and on time.
The role acts as a key point of contact for auditors, tax advisors, and local directors.
What will you do?
Statutory Reporting & Compliance
- Prepare and review UK statutory financial statements under UK GAAP (FRS 101)
- Coordinate year‑end audits, acting as the main point of contact for external auditors
- Support local directors in fulfilling their statutory responsibilities
Tax & Regulatory Oversight
- Partner with internal or external tax teams on:
- Corporation tax provisions and disclosures
- Preparation and review of VAT and CIS returns
- Transfer pricing documentation
- Review tax balances and ensure accurate accounting treatment
- Support HMRC audits, enquiries, and information requests
Internal Controls & Governance
- Maintain a robust financial control framework
- Ensure compliance with internal accounting policies and control standards
- Own key controls such as:
- Journal preparation
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Intercompany confirmations
- Identify control weaknesses and drive remediation actions
- Investigate and explain material movements and variances
- Support internal audits and risk reviews
Intercompany & Treasury
- Oversee intercompany accounting, reconciliations, and settlements
- Ensure correct accounting for:
- Intercompany loans
- Dividends and capital movements
- Foreign exchange revaluations
- Liaise with treasury on cash balances, funding structures, and FX exposure
Process Improvement
- Review and improve close, reporting, and reconciliation processes
- Drive standardization and efficiency where possible
Experience required
- Strong financial accounting and statutory reporting experience
- Solid knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS
- Experience managing external audits
- Strong balance sheet and controls focus
- High attention to detail and ownership mindset
Formal Education and Training Required:
- Partially or fully Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
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About Linxon:
Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.
We combine Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge and Atkins Realis's project management expertise to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.
Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.
As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy and transportation.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.
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