Financial Controller, ANZ Europe S.A

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our customers. Our Institutional bank helps our largest customers move trade and capital around the region, providing our people with great opportunities to build their technical expertise and their careers.

About the Role

ANZ has established a new EU banking subsidiary in Paris to support our European growth strategy. This new entity will provide EU clients with access to ANZ’s international markets, trade, and corporate finance capabilities, operating alongside our existing offices in London, Paris, and Frankfurt. 

We are seeking a Financial Controller for the subsidiary to help build a new bank from the ground up. You will be responsible for oversight of Month End Close, External Financial Reporting and Audit, Tax Accounting and Compliance, and Financial Governance. You will be supported by a production team based in Manila, enabling you to focus on oversight, review & analysis, and stakeholder engagement. 
 

This is a rare chance to be part of a major strategic initiative as ANZ establishes its EU subsidiary, with opportunities to influence financial control processes and frameworks and build relationships across the business, finance, operations and risk teams.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Location: Paris, France 
Role Type: Full-time, Permanent

What will your day look like?

As a Financial Controller, ANZ Europe S.A you will;

• Lead the financial control framework for ANZ Europe S.A., ensuring strong governance, risk management and compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee month-end and quarter-end financial close activities, balance sheet governance, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Review and challenge financial outputs prepared by ANZ's Group Capability Centre in Manila, ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to control standards.
• Lead statutory reporting activities, including preparation and filing of annual financial statements and related disclosures.
• Review and approve finance-related regulatory reporting submissions and ensure alignment between regulatory reporting, statutory reporting and the general ledger.
• Act as the primary relationship manager for external auditors, coordinating audit planning, delivery and issue resolution.
• Own the tax accounting framework, including tax provisioning, deferred tax accounting and governance of routine tax compliance activities.
• Produce management reporting and financial analysis to support senior management, governance committees and Board reporting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of finance processes, controls, governance and documentation.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to support strategic initiatives, regulatory obligations and business growth.

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• Chartered Accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) qualification.
• Significant experience in financial control, financial reporting, external audit, tax or finance within a banking or financial services environment.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial statement preparation and financial control frameworks.
• A solid understanding of risk management, governance and internal control requirements within a regulated environment.
• Experience managing relationships with auditors, regulators, tax advisers and other key stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues, assess risks and drive effective remediation outcomes.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to provide constructive challenge to senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes under tight reporting and regulatory deadlines.
• Experience preparing, reviewing or overseeing statutory and regulatory reporting obligations.
• Familiarity with tax accounting, deferred tax calculations and corporate tax compliance processes.
• Experience working with finance systems such as Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), PeopleSoft General Ledger (PSGL) or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of French banking, accounting, tax or regulatory reporting requirements and French language capability will be advantageous due to the role's interaction with French regulators, tax authorities and stakeholders.
•  Experience working within multinational organisations and overseeing shared service or outsourced finance activities will be advantageous.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. you'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability or access requirement, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 122457.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is EUR 80 000 - 90 000 annual

This range is determined by the job, location and level of expertise required for this specific role. The final salary offered will consider your capabilities, skills and knowledge.

Job Posting End Date

29/09/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)