Interim Financial Controller

Omniplex Learning; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

25 days annual leave

Birthday off

Private medical insurance

Group life insurance

Mental health support

Job summary

Omniplex Learning seeks an experienced Interim Financial Controller for a 12-month fixed-term role, to lead the transactional finance operations, strengthen financial controls, and drive process improvements. This position entails hands-on leadership across sales ledger, credit control and purchase ledger, with a focus on debt collection and financial reporting.

The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent, able to manage external audits and drive efficiency

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Strong experience in sales ledger, credit control, and purchase ledger.
• Proven ability to improve debt collection and manage overdue receivables.
• Experience supporting external audits and statutory reporting.
• Experience with finance systems improvements; NetSuite/Tipalti/Salesforce desirable.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Financial controls

Sales ledger

Credit control

Purchase ledger

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

Tipalti

Salesforce

Job description

Who are we?

At Omniplex Learning, our mission is simple - to help organisations unlock their potential through exceptional digital learning, all in one place. 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?

• 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?

• 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