Full-time Financial Controller, abrdn

01Job Description

About Aberdeen

Aberdeen plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs: Aberdeen Investments, Aberdeen Adviser, and interactive investor. This role plays an important part in strengthening financial governance and supporting our purpose of enabling clients to be better investors while helping you invest in your tomorrow.

02About the Department

The Finance function supports strategic decision-making, financial control, regulatory compliance and performance management across Aberdeen. Working closely with business leaders and specialist finance teams, the department delivers accurate reporting, strong governance and financial insight that supports sustainable growth. Collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement are at the heart of how the team operates, helping enable our clients to be better investors.

03About the Role

As a Financial Controller within the Group Financial Reporting and Control team, you will support the financial management, governance and reporting of Aberdeen’s Luxembourg legal entities. Based in Edinburgh, you will work closely with colleagues in Luxembourg, Finance Operations teams, auditors and advisers to deliver high-quality financial reporting, statutory accounts and regulatory submissions. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to broaden their exposure to investment management, international legal entities and technical accounting while building strong stakeholder relationships and influencing control improvements.

04Key Responsibilities

Prepare and review monthly journals, financial reporting packs, accounting workpapers and management commentary for Luxembourg legal entities.

Deliver statutory accounts, regulatory returns, board reporting materials and audit support within agreed deadlines.

Review and challenge legal entity P&L and balance sheet information, ensuring financial integrity, accuracy and robust controls.

Partner with Tax, Finance Operations and external service providers to support compliance, transfer pricing and risk management activities.

Contribute to budgeting, profitability analysis and process improvement initiatives that enhance the effectiveness of the finance function.

Build strong relationships across EMEA finance teams and support ad hoc projects and business priorities.

05About the Candidate

Qualified Accountant (CA, ACCA or equivalent) with experience in financial control, financial reporting or commercial finance within financial services. (essential)

Strong understanding of IFRS, GAAP and financial reporting principles. (essential)

Excellent analytical skills with advanced Excel capability and confidence working with financial systems such as Oracle. (essential)

Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders. (essential)

06Audit background (desirable)

French language skills (desirable)

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

07Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

08Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

09An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.