Howden Hellas, a leading multinational insurance and reinsurance broker in Greece, offers you the opportunity to join a dynamic team of experts in risk management, insurance solutions, and client-focused advisory services.

We are looking for an ambitious Financial Controller to join our dynamic team!

📍 Location: Athens 💼 Full-time | Permanent

The successful candidate will be assisting senior finance staff with budgeting, financial reporting and accounting tasks including preparing financial statements, reconciling accounts, monitoring budgets, and assisting with month-end and year-end closing processes, supporting management decision-making,

Key responsibilities:

• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reports providing variance analysis against budget and prior periods to support strategic decision-making.
• Supporting the annual budget process and monitoring variances between actual and budgeted figures.
• Reconciling accounts and performing consistency checks on financial transactions and data.
• Preparing of IFRS-compliant financial statements on both standalone and consolidated levels, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Managing the month-end and year-end closing processes and related activities across subsidiaries, ensuring alignment with Group policies and deadlines.
• Analyzing financial performance, cost management, and profitability to identify areas for improvement.
• Assisting with internal and external audits, serving as the primary liaison facilitating audits, due diligence processes, and other financial projects.
• Identifying and recommend improvements to finance processes and controls.

 Key qualifications:

• University degree in Economics or relevant field.
• Αt least 3-4 years of previous experience in a similar position.
• Excellent knowledge of Greek & English language (verbal & written).
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial management.
• Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Excel.

Key competencies/skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for collaborating with different teams.
• Analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while under supervision and to manage multiple tasks.
• Reliability, honesty, flexibility, problem solving and teamworking behavior and attitude.

What we offer:

💰 Competitive salary & benefits package.

📚 Ongoing training & career development

🩺 Private medical insurance

🚀 Supportive, entrepreneurial culture focused on growth, development, and collaboration

To apply for the job:

gr.hr@howdengroup.com

Code: FinCon 2025

All applications will be considered in strict confidence; however, only relevant profiles will be considered in the recruitment process.