Interim Finance Director, FP&A EMEA

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

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a Commercial FD / FP&A Controller for a 6-month maternity cover contract. The role focuses on leading financial operations, delivering insights to stakeholders, and managing commercial performance. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with experience in diverse business environments, especially in financial operations and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant with a strong financial operations background.
• Experience in FP&A, budgeting, and forecasting is required.
• Comfortable working in a PE-backed environment and engaging with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations across EMEA.
• Deliver financial insights to Private Equity owners.
• Manage commercial performance, including KPIs and pricing strategy.

Skills

Financial Insights

Business Intelligence

Process Improvement

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

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.

In this role, you will 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). Your responsibilities will include FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and analysis to support commercial decisions. You will also have experience in and enjoy process improvement.

This role is ideal for a candidate with experience in blue-chip, medium-sized, and smaller businesses who understands what “good” looks like in financial operations.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong track record in FP&A within a consumer-facing business. You must be available to start at short notice. The salary for this position will be competitive and commensurate with your skills and experience – day rate or FTC offered.

You should be comfortable working from the Woking (Surrey) office three days a week, managing staff remotely, and engaging with international stakeholders. Experience working in a small, growing start-up environment—within the context of a larger, PE-backed parent company—is also desirable.