Interim Group Financial Controller

Mitchell Adam Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitchell Adam Ltd is supporting an international manufacturing group in appointing an Interim Group Financial Controller during a key growth and transformation phase. The role focuses on strengthening group financial controls, reporting, and processes across multiple sites and entities.

The successful candidate will lead the consolidation efforts, work closely with the CFO, and help shape a new finance function in a PE-backed environment, with a hands-on, strategic-detailed leadership style.

Qualifications

• Experience leading group financial control and reporting across international/multi-site setups.
• Proven ability to drive consolidation and multi-entity reporting improvements.
• Background in PE-backed, acquisitive or transformation environments is advantageous.
• Hands-on leader capable of strategic and detailed financial work with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen group financial controls, reporting and processes across the international organisation.
• Build a new finance function within a PE-backed, international business.
• Collaborate with the CFO and senior leadership to shape and improve the finance function during transition.
• Operate in a fast-paced environment with a proactive, hands-on approach to transformation.

Skills

Group financial control

Consolidation

Multi-entity reporting

Stakeholder management

PE-backed environment

Job description

We are supporting an exciting international manufacturing group that has recently been acquired by a new Private Equity investor and is now entering an important period of growth, transformation and professionalisation.

The business is looking for an experienced Interim Group Financial Controller to join the finance team during this transition and play a key role in strengthening group financial controls, reporting and processes across the international organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Group FC who enjoys working in a PE-backed, fast-paced environment and wants to play a hands-on role in shaping and improving the finance function.

Ideally, you will:

• Be an experienced Group Financial Controller / Financial Controller who is comfortable operating within an international, changing environment and can quickly understand existing structures and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Have strong group financial control and reporting experience with experience working within an international manufacturing or multi-site environment and leading group consolidation and multi-entity reporting.
• Have previous experience in a PE-backed, acquisitive or transformation environment would be highly advantageous.
• Have proven hands‑on approach with the ability to operate at both strategic and detailed levels with excellent stakeholder management skills across multiple functions and locations.

In return, you will:

• Play a key part in building a new finance function within an PE backed international business.
• Work directly with the CFO with full autonomy within a global PE backed business.
• Enjoy a fast paced and growing environment with flexible working to maximise productivity.
• Work for a competitive day rate with the opportunity to stay on permanently and grow within the role.

This is not simply a BAU Group FC role. The successful candidate will be joining at a pivotal point in the group’s development and will have the opportunity to help shape the finance function, introduce new processes and strengthen the foundations for the next stage of growth.

If you’re an experienced Interim Group Financial Controller who enjoys transformation, process improvement and working within an international PE-backed environment, we’d be very interested in hearing from you.