Senior Financial Controller

About the company

Utopia is an ultra-luxury hospitality and lifestyle brand creating a global ecosystem of properties and experiences.

We develop private villa retreats in beautiful locations around the world, each with high-end service. Utopia also offers a wider ecosystem of leisure experiences and services available both to those staying on property and to external visitors.

Utopia designs and builds its properties in-house. Our projects span the full journey: from concept and architecture to construction, interiors, landscape, guest experience, and long-term operation. For architects and designers, this means contributing on properties from the ground up, with the ability to influence how each place is planned, built, and experienced. For hospitality professionals, it means collaborating with a brand where service is personal, attentive, and built around each guest’s stay.

We’re a young, ambitious team with high standards and a hands-on approach. We value strong ideas, practical thinking, attention to detail, and people who are ready to take ownership of their part of each project. If you’re interested in architecture, design, hospitality, or guest experience, we invite you to explore opportunities with Utopia.

About the opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Financial Controller to take ownership of financial controlling from the ground up, as Utopia operates across multiple entities and jurisdictions. You'll build financial processes on new projects, ensure the accuracy of accounting operations, and own timely reporting and financial controls across the business.

Responsibilities

- Oversee accounting operations for multiple entities across different jurisdictions, including monthly financial reporting
- Supervise day-to-day accounting activities to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely closing
- Maintain and strengthen financial controls across all entities
- Manage cost control and own the budget approval process
- Design finance control processes, then continuously optimise them for greater efficiency and scalability
- Prepare consolidated monthly management reports in partnership with the Head of Finance
- Prepare and review regulatory reports in collaboration with external advisors
- Train and mentor junior finance specialists, supporting their professional growth and technical development
- Coordinate external audits and act as the main point of contact for auditors
- Deliver ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
- Respond promptly to finance-related questions and requests from the CEO and wider team

- 5-7 years of experience in financial control, finance and accounting or treasury
- Knowledge of IFRS
- Experience with supervising, mentoring or leading junior finance associates
- Comfortable working fully remote
- English — advanced or fluent
- Work experience in BIG-4 (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPGM)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Fast learner, comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Ability to manage external consultants and legal advisors effectively

Nice to have
- Spanish or Russian or Ukranian language speaking skills

- Remote collaboration. This opportunity is fully remote, giving you the flexibility to contribute from wherever suits you best
- The chance to build new things and improve current processes. You'll help design Utopia's financial controlling processes and be a main owner of changes.
- Properties across three continents. The controls you build sit behind real construction projects and experiences spanning Europe, Africa, and Latin America
- A team that spans 30+ countries. Finance, architecture, and hospitality professionals working to the same standards, the same bar for quality.
- Being a part of global, highly ambitious team and ultra-luxurious brand
- Broad exposure across multiple entities and jurisdictions
- Full ownership of work and flexible working
- Work on your own agenda and organization

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