Interim Finance Director, FP&A EMEA

Ad Idem Consulting; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consultancy based in Woking is seeking a Commercial FD / FP&A Controller for a 6-month maternity cover. The role involves leading financial operations, delivering insights to stakeholders, and managing key performance indicators. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with experience in consumer-facing businesses and is available to start on short notice.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in FP&A within a consumer-facing business.
• Experience in various business sizes with understanding of optimal financial operations.
• Available to start at short notice.
• Comfortable working from the office three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations across EMEA.
• Deliver financial insights to Private Equity owners.
• Identify and implement process improvements.

Skills

Financial operations management

Budgeting

Forecasting

KPIs management

Pricing strategy

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Overview

Our client, based in Woking, Surrey, is seeking to hire a Commercial FD / FP&A Controller to cover maternity leave for a 6-month period.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations across EMEA, deliver critical financial insights and business intelligence to the Private Equity owners, manage commercial performance (KPIs, pricing strategy, margin analysis).
• Support FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and analysis to inform commercial decisions.
• Identify and implement process improvements within financial operations.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with a strong track record in FP&A within a consumer-facing business.
• Experience across blue-chip, mid-sized, and smaller businesses with an understanding of what "good" looks like in financial operations.
• Available to start at short notice.
• Comfortable working from the Woking (Surrey) office three days a week, managing staff remotely, and engaging with international stakeholders.
• Experience in a small, growing start-up environment within the context of a larger, PE-backed parent company is desirable.

Details

The salary for this position will be competitive and commensurate with your skills and experience - day rate or FTC offered.