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Financial Controller
Employment type: Interim
Salary: 500/day - 500/day
LONDON – 3:2 HYBRID – 5-MONTH INTERIM – HIGH-IMPACT, HANDS-ON ROLE IN A GROWING BUSINESS
£500 per day (inside IR35)
Are you a qualified Financial Controller looking for your next interim challenge? Do you thrive in hands-on roles where you can own the numbers, business partner & improve processes?
We’re hiring for a Financial Controller to join a growing business that’s scaling rapidly across multiple markets. This is a high-impact, 5-month assignment covering reporting, FP&A and business partnering during a key growth phase.
You’ll be the right hand to the Finance Director, managing the team day to day and lead ing on the month-end close while supporting budgeting, board reporting, and financial insights.
WISH LIST
- Strong month-end and financial control experience in multi-entity businesses
- Confident working closely with operational teams to challenge costs and improve performance
- Proactive and commercially-minded, with a problem-solving mindset
THE ROLE
- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for the UK
- Own balance sheet control and ensure reporting accuracy
- Deliver timely monthly management packs and variance analysis
- Lead UK budgeting and reforecasting cycles with input from operational teams
- Monitor key KPIs and highlight risks/opportunities
- Analyse key cost drivers and offer recommendations for improvement
- Business partner with operational stakeholders to support business growth
- Manage the UK financial control framework and support audit readiness
- Align UK reporting with Group consolidation processes
- Drive continuous improvement in processes, systems, and controls
- Collaborate with the wider finance team to streamline reporting tools
YOUR PROFILE
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CA, CIMA)
- Effective communicator – written & verbal
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel
- Rounded experience in reporting, FP&A and business partnering
- Available to start 23rd Feb
SALARY & BENEFITS
- £500 per day (inside IR35)
- 3 days in-office (London), 2 from home
- 5-month contract, starting 23rd Feb
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