| Position | GL Lead Controller - Edinburgh |
| Posted | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Expired | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Company | Aberdeen |
| Location | Edinburgh | GB |
| Job Type | Full Time |
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Job Description
About Aberdeen
Aberdeen plc is one of Europes 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.
As GL Lead Controller, you will help bring Invest in your tomorrow to life by protecting financial integrity and enabling trusted decisions for our clients and our business.
About the Department
Finance Operations is a core part of Aberdeens Finance function, delivering services across Record to Report, Billing, Banking, Accounts Payable and Supplier Relationship Management. Within Group Financial Control, the team provides accurate outputs, robust controls and timely reporting, working with colleagues in Edinburgh and Chennai.
Record to Report underpins reliable financial reporting, regulatory compliance and informed decisions, helping enable our clients to be better investors. The team is evolving through continuous improvement, automation and transformation, with strong control discipline and ownership of the numbers.
About the Role
This Finance Operations GL (general ledger) Lead Controller role is a senior leadership opportunity within Record to Report in Edinburgh. You will own R2R across Finance Operations and its interface with Group Finance, acting as financial controller of the ledger and final point of accountability for control, judgement and integrity. Leading GL Leads and a wider team of GL Analysts, you will set the vision, standards and operating framework while owning data integrity, balance sheet substantiation, financial storytelling and senior stakeholder insight. You will also drive automation, AI adoption and enterprise-wide transformation, shaping a scalable future operating model.
Key Responsibilities
About the Candidate
Essential requirements
Preferred experience
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.
Our 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 benefitshere.
Our 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 dohere.
An inclusive way of working
Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, wed like to hear from you.
At Aberdeen weve 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 well be happy to help.
Ready to invest in your tomorrow as a Finance Operations GL Lead Controller in Edinburgh? Apply now and join Aberdeen in enabling our clients to be better investors.
Were 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.After reading and understanding the criteria and minimum qualification requirements explained in the job information GL Lead Controller - Edinburgh at the office Edinburgh above, immediately complete the job application files such as a job application letter, CV, photocopy of diploma, transcript, and other supplements as explained above. Submit via the Next Page link below.
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