Treasury & Financial Controller

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