Robert Half
Interim Financial Controller
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Interim Financial Controller, Midlands (3 Month Contract)
A sub £20m subsidiary of a larger group is looking for an experienced Interim Financial Controller to lead a focused upgrade of its finance function. This is a hands-on Interim Financial Controller assignment across the Midlands, working closely with the Group CFO to modernise systems, processes and reporting over an initial three month period.
The business has strong fundamentals but its finance function has been running on a caretaker basis for some time. The opportunity now exists to build a proper reporting infrastructure from the ground up, then hand back a business as usual finance operation that a permanent Financial Controller can run day to day.
The Role:
As Interim Financial Controller you will step in at pace, assess what is currently in place and rebuild the reporting and control environment so the leadership team can finally run the business on real time, decision grade information.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement a live weekly dashboard to profitability
- Build a monthly board pack, delivered within 7 working days of month end, with product level margin visibility
- Review and reset Bills of Materials to ensure accurate costing
- Introduce a rolling 12 month forward and 12 month backward forecast with gap to target reporting
- Deliver monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting to a proper standard
- Coach the existing finance and leadership team to use financial information confidently in day to day decision making
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What You Will Deliver:
- A finance function operating on live, trustworthy numbers rather than reactive catch up
- A board pack process the leadership team can rely on every month
- Accurate product level margin and costing visibility
- A finance and commercial team upskilled to sustain the new reporting standard long after you leave
What We Are Looking For:
You are a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a strong track record of interim or turnaround work inside PE-backed or group structured businesses. You are comfortable coming into a business with limited infrastructure and building from scratch, and you enjoy coaching finance teams rather than simply doing the work yourself.
- Proven experience building or upgrading management reporting and dashboards
- Strong systems and Excel or Power BI capability
- Experience with product costing and Bills of Materials in a manufacturing or product-led business
- Comfortable working closely with a Group CFO and wider PE stakeholders
- Available for an initial 3 month engagement
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What The Job Offers:
- Competitive day rate
- A genuinely impactful, visible assignment reporting into the Group CFO
- The chance to build lasting reporting infrastructure rather than simply cover an absence
- Clear scope and a defined end point, ideal for an interim who wants a focused, outcome led piece of work
This Interim Financial Controller role may also suit candidates searching for Interim Finance Manager, Interim Head of Finance, Interim FC, Finance Transformation Consultant and Interim Finance Director roles across the Midlands.
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