Financial Controller

Harper May is partnering with a single-family office based in the City of London, managing a substantial multi-asset portfolio on behalf of its principal and their family. The group has evolved from a private investment vehicle into a full-service family office, overseeing investment activity across private equity, venture capital, credit and alternatives, alongside property, hospitality and a broader base of physical assets. With assets under management approaching $500m to $1bn and an international structure spanning multiple jurisdictions, the finance function is now being strengthened and a Financial Controller is being appointed to own the group reporting end to end.

The Role
Reporting into the Head of Finance and Operations and working alongside a lean in-house team, the Financial Controller will take direct ownership of the month-end close, consolidated group reporting and technical accounting across the property, investment and operating entities. The role is a genuinely broad family office remit, hands-on and technically demanding, suited to a fully qualified accountant with a strong controls mindset and appetite for real ownership in a well-capitalised, low-ego environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close and consolidated reporting across a complex multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction structure
• Take direct ownership of the property and property-holding company reporting, and the wider group reporting across investments, operating entities and family assets
• Manage outsourced bookkeeping, tax and administrative providers
• Own cash management, intercompany balances and treasury reporting across the group
• Strengthen financial controls, policies and process across the finance function
• Support statutory reporting, tax compliance and the annual audit across all jurisdictions in scope
• Partner with the Head of Finance and Operations on planning, forecasting and process improvement

What we are looking for

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or foreign equivalent)
• Strong technical foundation with experience in a multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction environment
• Prior exposure to family office, investment firm, property, or professional services is preferred
• Comfortable owning close, consolidation and statutory reporting end to end
• Confident partnering with senior stakeholders and external advisors across a complex group
• Hands-on, well organised, and comfortable operating in a small team with real ownership from day one