Interim Financial Controller

Finatal; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Finatal partners with a growing Manufacturing/Logistics business to appoint an Interim Financial Controller. You will help build a centralised group finance function, enhance reporting and controls, and support a new ERP/finance system implementation in a fast-paced SME.

You will work closely with the CFO and leadership to drive finance transformation, balance sheet integrity and insightful board reporting during a 6-month engagement.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Proven Financial Controller experience within an SME environment.
• Experience supporting a business following Private Equity investment.
• Track record of post-deal professionalisation and finance transformation.
• Strong systems implementation experience (ERP/finance systems).
• Experience building or centralising finance functions.
• Strong financial controls and reporting expertise.
• Hands-on approach with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Available immediately or at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close and management reporting process.
• Support the build-out of a centralised group finance function.
• Improve financial controls, governance and reporting processes.
• Drive reporting standardisation across multiple business units.
• Support the implementation of a new ERP/finance system.
• Manage balance sheet integrity, cash flow and working capital reporting.
• Partner with operational stakeholders across the business.
• Lead year-end audit and statutory reporting activities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and board reporting requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Financial controls

Reporting

ERP implementation

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Sector: PE-Backed Manufacturing / Logistics

Contract: 6 Months

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Finatal is partnering with a growing Manufacturing / Logistics business that has recently received Private Equity investment and is entering an exciting phase of post-deal professionalisation.

As part of this journey, the business is looking to appoint an experienced Interim Financial Controller to help build out a centralised group finance function, enhance reporting and controls, and support the implementation of a new finance system.

Working closely with the CFO and wider leadership team, you will play a key role in establishing scalable processes and driving finance transformation within a fast-paced SME environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the month-end close and management reporting process.
• Support the build-out of a centralised group finance function.
• Improve financial controls, governance and reporting processes.
• Drive reporting standardisation across multiple business units.
• Support the implementation of a new ERP/finance system.
• Manage balance sheet integrity, cash flow and working capital reporting.
• Partner with operational stakeholders across the business.
• Lead year-end audit and statutory reporting activities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and board reporting requirements.

Requirements:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Proven Financial Controller experience within an SME environment.
• Experience supporting a business following Private Equity investment.
• Track record of post-deal professionalisation and finance transformation.
• Strong systems implementation experience (ERP/finance systems).
• Experience building or centralising finance functions.
• Strong financial controls and reporting expertise.
• Hands-on approach with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Available immediately or at short notice.