Fractional Financial Controller – Merseyside & Surrounding Areas

YRH Finance Team; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Self-employed opportunities

Job summary

The Part‑Time Finance People are seeking Fractional Financial Controllers to support ambitious SMEs across Merseyside and surrounding areas. You’ll provide hands-on financial leadership, commercial insight, and robust controls, working on a portfolio of owner‑managed businesses.

This self‑employed role offers flexibility, two onsite days per week, and the chance to partner with business owners and leadership teams to improve profitability and cash flow.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or qualified by experience.
• At least three years' UK-based experience working at Financial Controller level.
• Experience supporting SMEs and owner-managed businesses.
• Strong management accounting and board reporting experience.
• Extensive budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management expertise.
• Excellent commercial awareness and business partnering skills.
• Experience improving financial controls, processes and reporting.
• Confidence working independently and managing relationships with multiple clients.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero.
• A proactive, adaptable approach and the ability to get up to speed quickly in different businesses.
• Availability to attend client sites in Merseyside and the surrounding areas, with a minimum of two onsite days per week.
• Self-employed status, or a willingness and ability to operate on a self-employed basis.
• Experience using Sage and/or QuickBooks.
• Strong financial modelling and scenario-planning capabilities.
• Experience leading, developing or mentoring finance teams.
• Previous experience in fractional, interim, outsourced or portfolio-based finance roles.
• Experience managing competing priorities across multiple clients.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present monthly management accounts and board reporting packs.
• Develop KPI reporting and performance analysis.
• Analyse revenue, margins, profitability, stock performance and operational costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability and overall business performance.
• Translate financial data into clear, practical recommendations for business owners and leadership teams.
• Lead budgeting and annual financial planning processes.
• Produce rolling forecasts and scenario-planning models.
• Develop and maintain detailed cash flow forecasts.
• Build trusted relationships with business owners and senior stakeholders.
• Provide financial insight, constructive challenge and support on key business decisions.
• Support growth planning, pricing strategies, profitability reviews and investment opportunities.
• Help business owners understand and take ownership of their financial performance.
• Act as a proactive finance partner, contributing to the wider commercial success of each client.

Skills

Management accounting

Board reporting

Commercial awareness

Business partnering

Financial modelling

Mentoring finance teams

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Education

ACCA / ACA / CIMA

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Fractional Financial Controller – Merseyside & Surrounding Areas

Help Ambitious SMEs Grow with Better Financial Leadership

Are you an experienced Financial Controller who enjoys working closely with business owners, driving commercial performance and making a genuine difference to growing businesses?

At The Part‑Time Finance People, we're looking to expand our network of talented, commercially minded Fractional Financial Controllers to support our growing portfolio of ambitious SME clients across Merseyside and the surrounding areas.

This is an opportunity to work with a variety of owner‑managed businesses, providing hands‑on financial leadership, strategic insight and practical commercial support. You'll become a trusted finance partner to business owners and leadership teams, helping them improve profitability, strengthen cash flow, implement robust financial controls and make better‑informed business decisions.

This isn't a traditional back‑office finance role. We're looking for professionals who can go beyond the numbers, challenge thinking constructively and translate financial information into meaningful commercial action.

If you enjoy variety, building strong client relationships and helping businesses reach their potential, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Opportunity

As a Fractional Financial Controller, you'll work with clients across our portfolio, providing the financial leadership and expertise they need without the commitment of employing a full‑time Financial Controller.

Depending on client requirements and your experience, assignments may include ongoing financial management, commercial business partnering, financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow management and finance function improvement.

You’ll work directly with business owners and senior leadership teams, helping them understand their numbers, identify opportunities and navigate the financial challenges of growth.

This is a self‑employed, flexible opportunity suited to experienced finance professionals who value variety and autonomy. You'll have the opportunity to build relationships with multiple clients as our portfolio grows.

Client assignments will vary in scope and time commitment. A minimum of two days per week onsite will be required for relevant client engagements, with attendance inMerseyside and the surrounding areas.

What You'll Be Doing

• Prepare and present monthly management accounts and board reporting packs.
• Develop meaningful KPI reporting and performance analysis.
• Analyse revenue, margins, profitability, stock performance and operational costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability and overall business performance.
• Translate financial data into clear, practical recommendations for business owners and leadership teams.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cash Flow Management

• Lead budgeting and annual financial planning processes.
• Produce rolling forecasts and scenario‑planning models.
• Develop and maintain detailed cash flow forecasts.
• Identify financial risks, opportunities and key business performance drivers.
• Support strategic planning, investment appraisals and growth decisions.

Commercial Business Partnering

• Build trusted relationships with business owners and senior stakeholders.
• Provide financial insight, constructive challenge and support on key business decisions.
• Support growth planning, pricing strategies, profitability reviews and investment opportunities.
• Help business owners understand and take ownership of their financial performance.
• Act as a proactive finance partner, contributing to the wider commercial success of each client.

Financial Controls & Process Improvement

• Review and strengthen financial controls, governance and reporting processes.
• Improve finance systems, procedures and management information.
• Establish robust controls around purchasing, cash management, stock and operational processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and financial visibility.
• Promote finance best practice across client businesses.

Finance Team Leadership & Development

• Support, develop and mentor existing finance team members where required.
• Review financial work and maintain high standards across finance operations.
• Help develop the capability, confidence and effectiveness of client finance teams.
• Provide hands‑on leadership and guidance where clients need additional expertise.

What We’re Looking For

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or qualified by experience.
• At least three years' UK‑based experience working at Financial Controller level.
• Experience supporting SMEs and owner‑managed businesses.
• Strong management accounting and board reporting experience.
• Extensive budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management expertise.
• Excellent commercial awareness and business partnering skills.
• Experience improving financial controls, processes and reporting.
• Confidence working independently and managing relationships with multiple clients.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero.
• A proactive, adaptable approach and the ability to get up to speed quickly in different businesses.
• Availability to attend client sites in Merseyside and the surrounding areas, with a minimum of two onsite days per week for relevant engagements.
• Self‑employed status, or a willingness and ability to operate on a self‑employed basis.
• Experience using Sage and/or QuickBooks.
• Strong financial modelling and scenario‑planning capabilities.
• Experience leading, developing or mentoring finance teams.
• Previous experience in fractional, interim, outsourced or portfolio‑based finance roles.
• Experience managing competing priorities across multiple clients.

About You

You'll be someone who:

• Enjoys working directly with business owners and leadership teams.
• Is commercially astute, curious and focused on business outcomes.
• Takes ownership and proactively identifies solutions.
• Can confidently challenge and influence decision‑making.
• Builds trusted relationships quickly and adapts to different business cultures.
• Communicates complex financial information clearly and practically.
• Is comfortable working autonomously while collaborating with a wider team of finance professionals.

About The Part‑Time Finance People

At The Part‑Time Finance People, we help ambitious SME owners build more profitable, scalable and enjoyable businesses.

Our approach goes beyond traditional finance support. We partner with clients to provide practical, commercially focused financial leadership that helps them improve profitability, strengthen cash flow and make better business decisions.

We work with businesses at different stages of their growth journey, providing the right level of financial expertise when they need it. Our growing client portfolio creates opportunities for experienced finance professionals who want to apply their expertise in a flexible, hands‑on and commercially rewarding environment.

We're committed to building a network of talented professionals who share our values, deliver exceptional client service and want to make a genuine difference to the businesses they support.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Fractional Financial Controller looking for opportunities to work with ambitious business owners and support a variety of growing SMEs, we'd love to hear from you.

Join The Part‑Time Finance People as we continue to expand our client base and provide businesses with the financial leadership they need to grow with confidence.