European Controller

The Location: Hexagon is a global company with offices around the world. This position is based in the Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

• Lead accounting and controlling activities for the Autonomous Solutions Business Area across Europe, including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll accounting, and intercompany activities.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes for the European entities in scope, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely reporting into Hexagon Group systems.
• Ensure journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, provisions, allocations, and adjustments are completed and reviewed in line with Group timelines and quality standards.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, settlement, and issue resolution across European and international Hexagon entities.
• Provide clear accounting ownership and governance where multiple divisions operate through shared legal entities.
• Produce accurate IFRS-based financial reporting and ensure alignment with Hexagon Group accounting policies and reporting requirements.
• Ensure local statutory accounts and regulatory filings are completed accurately and on time across the countries and entities in scope.
• Lead preparation for internal and external audits, coordinating with local auditors, Group Audit, Business Area leadership, and relevant finance teams.
• Coordinate tax compliance with local finance teams, external advisors, and Hexagon Group Tax, including corporate income tax, VAT, transfer pricing, and other local requirements.
• Maintain strong internal controls, process documentation, and audit evidence, and drive timely remediation of identified issues.
• Act as the senior accounting partner for Septentrio and support its continued integration into the Autonomous Solutions finance organization.
• Build effective working relationships with the Belgium-based team through regular onsite presence and close collaboration.
• Align accounting policies, close routines, reporting, controls, intercompany processes, and governance with Hexagon and Autonomous Solutions standards.
• Support broader integration, transformation, and legal entity initiatives across Europe, including acquisitions, reorganizations, and system changes when required.
• Lead, develop, and support accounting and controlling teams across Europe, creating clear ownership and accountability.
• Set expectations, provide coaching, strengthen technical capability, and build effective backup and succession coverage.
• Promote collaboration across countries and divisions while maintaining consistent standards and transparent escalation.
• Drive a culture of integrity, continuous improvement, and proactive communication.
• Oversee accounting processes across the ERP and reporting systems used by the European entities, including SAP, Infor SyteLine, and OneStream where applicable.
• Drive standardization of close, reconciliation, intercompany, reporting, and control processes across Europe.
• Partner with IT, Group Finance, and local teams on system enhancements, integrations, data quality, and process automation.
• Reduce manual work and strengthen scalable, well-controlled workflows that support the future European operating model.
• Serve as the primary accounting contact for European entity leaders and collaborate closely with Finance Business Partners, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Internal Controls, and the global Business Area finance organization.
• Provide practical accounting guidance for contracts, investments, business initiatives, and operational decisions.
• Ensure local business needs are supported without compromising legal entity accuracy, compliance, transparency, or Group policy.
• Identify and escalate accounting, control, statutory, tax, and resourcing risks early, with clear facts and recommended actions.

• Recognized professional accounting qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting or controlling experience, including significant leadership responsibility.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge under IFRS and experience with statutory reporting in a European environment.
• Experience working in multinational, multi-entity, and matrixed organizations.
• Strong ERP and consolidation systems experience. SAP and OneStream experience are highly desirable; Infor SyteLine experience is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams and influence stakeholders across countries and functions.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight reporting deadlines.
• Fluent professional English.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly within Europe, particularly to Belgium.

Key Success Factors:

• Strong technical accounting and analytical capability.
• Leadership, influence, and people development.
• High integrity, professional judgement, and control mindset.
• Accountability and ownership across a complex regional scope.
• Process improvement and standardization orientation.
• Clear, proactive, and pragmatic communication.
• Cross-functional collaboration and ability to navigate complexity.
• Comfort operating at both strategic and hands-on levels.

Nice-to-Have:

• Big 4 or comparable public accounting experience.
• Prior experience within Hexagon or another decentralized global technology or industrial organization.
• Experience with acquisition integration, finance transformation, system migrations, or legal entity restructuring.
• Experience leading accounting across multiple European jurisdictions and coordinating with local advisors.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders while maintaining strong accounting governance and independence.
• Additional European language capability.

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role? Let us decide!

At Hexagon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you’re excited about the opportunities this role could bring, we encourage you to apply. For any questions about the role or our company, please email our team at hrrecruitingteam.ap@hexagon.com and we will be pleased to follow up with you. Please do not send cover letters or resumes to this address.

The Company: Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. You’ll be joining over 24,000 people in 50 countries on the leading edge of your field.

We will make all necessary reasonable adjustments to make the application process accessible and accommodate the individual needs of candidates. If at any point you need adjustments to be made, please contact Human Resources at hrrecruitingteam.ap@hexagon.com

Hexagon is a UK is a Disability Confident Committed employer, this demonstrates our commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for all, and our dedication to empowering disabled people and promoting their talents and contributions. As part of our commitment, we guarantee an interview to any candidate who declares a disability, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. The essential criteria are the “must have” qualifications outlined in the job description, unless stated otherwise.