Ivy Rock Partners Recruitment Opportunity

Ivy Rock Partners is working with a housing association to recruit an experienced Interim Financial Controller for an initial six-month contract.

This is a genuinely hands-on interim opportunity for a qualified accountant who can hit the ground running, take ownership of financial control and operational accounting, and lead the organisation through a critical period of year-end preparation, and external audit.

You will oversee a team covering transactional finance, rent and service charge accounting, while working closely with senior finance leadership to strengthen controls, improve processes and ensure the organisation is audit-ready.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of financial accounting, general ledger integrity, balance sheet reconciliations and the month-end close.
• Lead year-end preparation and manage the external audit process, working closely with newly appointed auditors.
• Oversee transactional finance, including accounts payable, rent accounting, service charges, payroll reconciliations and VAT.
• Identify and resolve historical reconciliation issues, control weaknesses and inefficiencies across finance processes.
• Review and improve purchase-to-pay processes, financial controls and compliance across the organisation.
• Ensure compliance with FRS 102, Housing SORP and relevant regulatory accounting requirements, including upcoming reporting changes.
• Lead, support and develop the finance team, establishing clear responsibilities and accountability.
• Work closely with the senior stakeholders to deliver sustainable improvements and support the development of the future finance structure.