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OVERVIEW
Regent is a global private holding company focused on investing in and transforming businesses across a broad spectrum of industries including automotive, technology, consumer products, retail, industrial, and media. Known for driving innovation and operational excellence, Regent partners with management teams to unlock long-term value.
THE ROLE
The Treasury & Financial Controller is a senior, hands-on role responsible for cash management, financial control, and liquidity oversight across a portfolio of European businesses. The successful candidate will own treasury and liquidity management, financial reporting, statutory compliance, and audit for the firm, with a focus on building scalable financial discipline across multiple jurisdictions. This is a broad remit requiring both rigour and commercial acumen, and significant autonomy from day one.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Cash & Treasury
- Maintain weekly group cash visibility across portfolio companies
- Manage liquidity and funding between Regent and portfolio companies
- Execute cash movements, FX transactions, and banking operations
- Maintain awareness of debt facilities and covenant obligations at portfolio company level, and their implications for group cash flow
Financial Control & Reporting
- Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports for the Regent entities
- Maintain accurate general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, and inter-company reconciliations
- Prepare and file statutory accounts in accordance with applicable accounting standards
- Manage the year-end audit process, acting as primary point of contact for external auditors
- Oversee tax compliance filings in coordination with external advisers
- Maintain and develop the firm’s financial controls framework; identify and remediate gaps as the business grows
Intercompany & Funding
- Oversee intercompany balances and settlements between Regent and portfolio companies
- Implement and record intercompany arrangements as directed by tax and legal advisers
- Manage intercompany funding flows (loans or capital injections)
Portfolio Support
- Coordinate with portfolio company finance teams across European jurisdictions on cash reporting, intercompany settlements, and group financial requirements
- Improve cash reporting, forecasting, and financial discipline at portfolio level
- Provide financial oversight and reporting support on portfolio company investments, including monitoring of key financial KPIs
Banking
- Manage group banking relationships, account infrastructure, and payment authorisations
- Oversee account signatories, payment controls, and day-to-day banking operations
Regulatory & Compliance
- Liaise with external legal and compliance advisers to ensure the firm meets any applicable regulatory obligations
- Maintain up-to-date company documentation and respond to KYC requests from banks and external advisers
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Essential
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or international equivalent)
- 10+ years of experience in financial control and/or treasury, within private equity, a family office, an asset management firm, or a financial services-adjacent environment
- Demonstrable experience owning a full financial control function, including statutory accounts, audit management, and tax compliance, with hands-on treasury experience
- Strong technical accounting skills, with working knowledge of IFRS accounting
- Highly autonomous, able to manage multiple work streams independently in a lean team environment
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to senior stakeholders
Desirable
- Exposure to cross-border European operations and multi-currency consolidations
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Commercially astute, able to connect financial reporting to business decisions and investment outcomes
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to build processes from scratch in a growing organisation
- A collaborative team player who can work effectively with a small, senior team and external advisers
- Hands-on, detail-oriented, and execution-focused
- Highly curious and proactive, with a desire to take ownership of relevant work streams
