Interim Financial Controller

Go Fractional; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

25 days annual leave plus bank holiday

Private Medical Insurance

Group Life Insurance

Enhanced family friendly policies

Regular social events

Job summary

Go Fractional is seeking an experienced Interim Financial Controller for a 12-month fixed-term basis in the UK. You will provide hands-on leadership across transactional finance, strengthen controls, improve debt collection, and drive practical process improvements while serving as the senior technical point of contact for accounting, reporting and audits.

You will lead a transactional finance team, optimise ledgers, and support external audits with a proactive, results-driven approach.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in sales ledger, credit control and purchase ledger.
• Proven debt collection improvements and aged receivables management.
• Strong month-end and balance sheet controls, and reporting support.
• Experience supporting external audits and audit queries.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales ledger and credit control, managing overdue debt and disputes.
• Oversee purchase ledger operations and supplier onboarding.
• Lead and develop the transactional finance team.
• Deliver improvements via automation and standardisation.
• Maintain ledger integrity, reconciliations and month-end activities.
• Support management reporting, year-end close and external audits.

Skills

Financial control

Debt collection

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Tipalti

Salesforce

Job description

Looking for a 12-month interim opportunity where you can combine hands-on leadership with meaningful process improvement?

We’re looking for an experienced Interim Financial Controller to join us on a 12-month fixed-term basis, to provide hands-on leadership across our transactional finance operations. You’ll strengthen financial controls, improve debt collection and lead practical process improvements, while acting as a senior technical point of contact for accounting, reporting and external audit matters.

What will you do?

You’ll combine day-to-day financial leadership with practical problem-solving, helping us strengthen our controls, processes and overall finance operation.

• Lead sales ledger and credit control, implementing an effective debt collection strategy and actively managing overdue debt, disputes and collection risks

• Oversee purchase ledger operations, ensuring accurate invoice and payment processing alongside robust supplier onboarding and payment controls

• Lead and develop the transactional Finance team, creating clear ownership, resilience and effective cover across key activities

• Deliver practical improvements across transactional finance, using systems, automation and standardisation to reduce manual effort and address root causes

• Maintain ledger integrity and financial control through effective oversight of reconciliations, aged balances, exceptions and month-end activities

• Support management and statutory reporting, year-end close and external audit requirements, resolving accounting issues and audit queries

Who are we looking for?

You’ll be a qualified, hands-on finance professional who can lead confidently, get into the detail and turn complex issues into practical solutions.

• A qualified accountant with an ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification

• Strong financial control and transactional finance experience across sales ledger, credit control and purchase ledger

• A proven ability to improve debt collection and manage significant overdue receivables

• Strong technical accounting, month-end and balance sheet control skills, including experience supporting management and statutory reporting

• Experience supporting external audits, resolving queries and improving financial processes and controls

• Strong people and stakeholder management skills, with experience of finance systems improvement and ideally NetSuite, Tipalti or Salesforce

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary reflective of your experience

• Hybrid working model, with Tuesday to Thursday based in our office in St Albans and the flexibility to work from home or the office on Monday and Friday

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and your birthday off

• Inclusive Private Medical Insurance and mental health support

• Group Life Insurance

• Enhanced family friendly policies

• Regular social events and team activities