Interim Project Finance Specialist

Venture Recruitment Partners; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Recruitment Partners are partnering with an exciting business in Global Basingstoke that is building out a high-performing finance function. We are seeking experienced Project Financial Controllers/Senior Interim Finance Specialists to lead finance transformation and establish robust controls.

Role focuses on developing scalable finance structures, driving improvements, and partnering with senior leadership to enable growth.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Experience as Financial Controller or finance transformation lead.
• Strong accounting and reporting expertise.

Responsibilities

• Support design and build of a scalable finance function.
• Review and implement robust financial controls, governance and reporting processes.
• Lead finance transformation and process improvement initiatives.
• Develop management reporting packs and KPI dashboards for strategic decisions.
• Improve budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management processes.
• Partner with senior leadership to provide commercial insight and financial guidance.
• Support systems reviews, implementation projects and automation initiatives.
• Build frameworks to support future growth and increased complexity.
• Mentor and develop finance team members as the function evolves.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Venture Recruitment Partners are partnering with an exciting business in Global Basingstoke that is entering a significant period of growth and transformation. As part of its strategic plans, the organisation is expected to invest heavily in its finance capability and will be looking to build out a high-performing finance function over the coming weeks and months.

We are therefore keen to hear from experienced Project Financial Controllers/ Senior Interim Finance Specialists who have a track record of establishing, developing, and enhancing finance functions within growing businesses. This is an excellent opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future finance infrastructure of an organisation, implementing best practice, and creating the foundations required to support long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the design and build of a scalable finance function.
• Reviewing and implementing robust financial controls, governance, and reporting processes.
• Leading finance transformation and process improvement initiatives.
• Developing management reporting packs and KPI dashboards to support strategic decision-making.
• Improving budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow management processes.
• Partnering with senior leadership to provide commercial insight and financial guidance.
• Supporting systems reviews, implementation projects, and automation initiatives.
• Building frameworks and processes capable of supporting future growth and increased operational complexity.
• Mentoring and developing finance team members as the wider function evolves.

Candidate Profile

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Previous experience as a Financial Controller, Project Financial Controller, Head of Finance, or Finance Transformation Lead.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise.
• Proven experience building, restructuring, or enhancing finance functions.
• Commercially astute with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insight.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leadership teams.
• Hands-on approach, comfortable operating both strategically and operationally.

Why Apply?

This opportunity is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys creating structure, driving improvements, and leaving a lasting impact within a business. The successful individual will play a key role in developing a finance function that can support the next phase of the company's growth journey.

Whilst this role is being advertised ahead of a formal requirement, we are actively building a network of high-calibre finance professionals for a client expected to commence hiring shortly. If you have experience building finance teams, implementing best practice, and supporting business transformation, we'd be delighted to have a confidential conversation.

£500 per day | Basingstoke | Finance Transformation | Financial Control | Finance Function Build | Growth & Change Environment