Interim Group Financial Controller

Trinity House Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity House Group is seeking an Interim Group Financial Controller to lead financial control and transactional finance, ensuring robust reporting, governance, and timely financial information. The role reports to the CFO and oversees both financial control and transactional teams to drive operational excellence.

Key responsibilities include managing month-, quarter-, and year-end closes, delivering process improvements, and supporting business transformation.

Qualifications

• Experience leading both qualified and transactional finance teams.
• Proven track record delivering change in finance functions.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge including audits and statutory reporting.
• Hands-on, resilient, and thrives in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing and guiding a multi-disciplinary finance team (Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Treasury).
• Ensure integrity of financial reporting, controls, and governance across the group.
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Drive improvements in financial controls, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Support business transformation initiatives, including process improvement and systems enhancements.
• Manage cash flow, balance sheet integrity, and working capital performance.
• Review and streamline transactional finance processes for efficiency and scalability.

Skills

Leadership

Change delivery

Financial accounting

Audits

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Interim Group Financial Controller

A highly visible role, responsible for maintaining robust financial control whilst driving improvements across finance processes, systems, and reporting.
Reporting to the CFO, you will help oversee the end-to-end finance function, leading both the financial control and transactional finance teams to ensure operational excellence, strong governance, and timely delivery of financial information.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing a multi-disciplinary finance team, including Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Treasury.
• Ensure the integrity of financial reporting, controls, and compliance across the group.
• Manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Drive improvements in financial controls, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Support business transformation initiatives, including process improvement, finance optimisation, and systems enhancements.
• Manage cash flow, balance sheet integrity, and working capital performance.
• Review and streamline transactional finance processes to improve efficiency and scalability.

Profile

• Strong leadership experience managing both qualified finance professionals and transactional teams.
• Demonstrable track record of delivering change, transformation, or finance improvement programmes.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with experience managing audits and statutory reporting.
• Hands-on, resilient, and comfortable operating within a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

A broad range of experience required but day rate will be dependent. £450-600pd.