Interim Financial Controller

Investigo; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading brand in Slough is seeking a Financial Controller to support its transformation. The successful candidate will manage month-end reporting, compliance, and team development while ensuring top-quality finance processes. Fluency in French is essential, alongside formal accounting qualifications and strong experience in a complex organization.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven controllership experience in a multi-entity organization.
• Fluent in business-level French.

Responsibilities

• Close the month-end reporting cycle for the markets.
• Ensure compliance requirements are met.
• Lead the team and manage internal/external auditor requests.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Compliance

Team Leadership

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Currently recruiting for a Financial Controller with fluent French for a leading brand, the business is going through a large transformation and is looking for the role to support the BAU activities as well as working to embed the new ERP system and best in class finance and accounting processes.

The role will be responsible for:

• Close the month end reporting cycle for the markets
• Ensure companies meet all compliance requirements
• Performance of monthly ledger reconciliations and controls. Deliver a true and correct general ledger position by deadlines to ensure the Groups stakeholder reporting requirements are met.
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Management of internal/external auditor information requests and wider relationship
• Supervise, lead, motivate and develop the team ensuring delivery of their activities
• Lead on projects to provide analysis and improve the quality and timeliness of group reporting

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with proven controllership experience in a multi entity organisation. The role will require a hands on approach due to the nature of the transformation whilst developing the team to enable them to support more fully. The ability to speak business level French is also essential to the role