Interim Financial Controller (Transformation)

Hays Accountancy and Finance; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Interim Financial Control Manager to lead transformation initiatives in financial processes. This role requires a qualified accountant with a strong background in financial controls, compliance, and risk management. You will be instrumental in driving process improvements, ensuring financial integrity, and supporting the financial control team. This exciting opportunity offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will significantly impact the organization's financial operations. If you have a growth mindset and are ready to challenge the status quo, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with experience in financial control and compliance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive process improvements in financial data handling and reporting.
• Support financial control team with accounting and compliance tasks.

Skills

Financial Controls

Compliance & Risk

Financial Data Management

Management Reporting

Financial Accounting

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Management

Process Improvement

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

• Interim Financial Control Manager role (Transformation)
• Day rate: £500 a day-inside IR35
• 6-9-month initial contract
• Location: Central Bristol (3 days a week required in the office/ 2 days from home)

Key requirements:

• Suitable candidates will be qualified Accountants - ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects
• Proven background in transforming financial processes, especially related to financial reporting and forecasting.
• Possess bold and confident thinking with a proven background of challenging the status quo where appropriate.
• Have a "self-starter" attitude and accountability to see tasks through to completion.

Essential skills/ background in:

• Financial Controls, Compliance & Risk
• Financial Data, Processes and systems
• Management Reporting
• Financial Accounting
• Growth Mindset

What you'll be doing:

• Drives process improvement like automation and optimisation of manual tasks associated with the handling of large volumes of data from multiple different sources.
• Contribute to the design of opportunities for improvements in financial data, processes, controls & systems to support analysis & decision-making across the business
• Support the financial control team with ad-hoc tasks related to accounting, budgeting, invoicing, compliance with financial regulations & internal and external reporting.
• Ensure the financial integrity of the business by implementing discrete, complex processes and policy changes.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or reach out to Charlie Maidment from the Hays Bristol finance team. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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