Interim Financial Controller

Investigo; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Investigo is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Controller to join its Finance function on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role blends hands-on financial control with involvement in a major process improvement programme, partnering with Finance, Front Office, Risk, Operations and Technology to enable systems and process change initiatives.

The successful candidate will drive robust financial controls, oversee timely reporting and support statutory consolidation while acting as a key

Qualifikationen

• Qualified accountant with strong control and reporting experience in financial services.
• Experience with trading desks, product control or markets finance.
• Proven delivery of finance transformation and system implementations.

Aufgaben

• Lead daily production, review and analysis of trading desk P&L reporting.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and substantiation.
• Manage month-end close activities and reporting deliverables.
• Support statutory reporting and consolidation requirements.

Kenntnisse

Financial control

Financial reporting

Technical accounting

Stakeholder management

Excel

Trading desk familiarity

Process improvement

Ausbildung

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

ERP/GL systems

Jobbeschreibung

A leading international financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Controller to join its Finance function on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Reporting to the Head of Regulatory & Corporate Reporting, this role combines hands‑on financial control responsibilities with involvement in a significant process improvement programme. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of the firm's financial reporting and control framework while partnering with stakeholders across Finance, Front Office, Risk, Operations and Technology to support major systems and process change initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the daily production, review and analysis of trading desk P&L reporting.
• Investigate and explain key revenue drivers, variances and unusual items to senior stakeholders.
• Ensure the timely reconciliation and substantiation of balance sheet accounts.
• Oversee valuation controls, independent price verification activities and financial control processes.
• Manage month-end close activities and reporting deliverables.
• Support statutory reporting and consolidation requirements.
• Maintain robust controls to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records.
• Partner with Front Office, Risk, Operations and Finance teams to provide insight into business performance and revenue movements.
• Act as the Finance/Product Control lead on key process improvement initiatives.
• Support system implementations, general ledger enhancements, process automation and data migration projects.
• Translate finance and control requirements into business and technology solutions.
• Drive process improvements and help embed a more efficient and scalable finance operating model.
• Ensure appropriate controls, governance and ownership are established as new processes are introduced.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a qualified accountant with strong financial control and reporting experience gained within financial services, banking or capital markets environments.

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
• Strong background in financial control, financial reporting and technical accounting.
• Experience working with trading businesses, product control or markets-related finance functions.
• Proven track record supporting finance transformation, systems implementations or process improvement initiatives.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders across Finance, Technology, Operations, Risk and Front Office teams.
• Strong understanding of accounting controls, reconciliations and reporting requirements.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with finance and general ledger systems.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Able to balance BAU delivery with strategic project work.
• Proactive, adaptable and capable of influencing senior stakeholders.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a highly respected international financial services organisation.
• Broad exposure across financial control, reporting and finance transformation.
• Significant stakeholder interaction across business and support functions.
• An opportunity to influence the development of a more efficient and controlled finance operating model.