Interim Financial Consultant Interim

Cedar is currently partnered with a PE-backed, high-growth services business to secure an Interim Group Financial Controller on an initial 6-month contract basis. The role is based in Central London with a hybrid working model and is likely to suit someone who thrives in fast-paced, evolving, multi-entity environments.

The Company

The business is entering a key stage of operational and finance transformation following continued growth and recent acquisition activity. Backed by private equity investors, the organisation is focused on strengthening group reporting, improving finance processes and controls, supporting integration activity and building a scalable finance infrastructure capable of supporting future growth.

The environment is commercially driven, hands-on and evolving quickly, with significant exposure to senior leadership and involvement across both operational and strategic finance initiatives.

The Role

As Interim Group Financial Consultant, responsibilities are likely to include:

• Leading consolidated group reporting across a complex multi-entity structure, ensuring timely and accurate monthly management accounts.
• Improving month-end close processes, reporting timelines and overall finance function efficiency.
• Supporting ERP implementation, finance transformation and systems/process optimisation initiatives.
• Driving improvements in financial controls, governance and reporting consistency across the Group.
• Partnering with operational leadership to improve visibility around margins, working capital, cashflow and business performance.
• Supporting acquisition integration activity, including finance process alignment, reporting integration and post-deal stabilisation.
• Delivering board and investor reporting, including variance analysis, KPI reporting and cashflow forecasting.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning processes.
• Leading and mentoring finance teams through periods of change and organisational development.
• Supporting value creation initiatives around cash generation, operational efficiencies and finance scalability.
• Assisting with technical accounting, consolidation and multi-entity reporting requirements.
• Supporting any future fundraising, refinancing, due diligence or exit preparation activity where required.

Your Profile

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CA or equivalent).
• Strong experience operating as a Group FC or senior finance lead within PE-backed, high-growth or buy-and-build environments.
• Proven background within complex multi-entity international groups.
• Experience across finance transformation, ERP implementations and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong operational finance capability, including cashflow, working capital and commercial performance analysis.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving businesses with changing priorities.
• Previous exposure to M&A integration, PE reporting or exit-readiness activity would be highly advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner effectively with CFOs, operational leadership teams and investors.
• Hands-on approach with the ability to balance strategic projects alongside day-to-day delivery.

The role would likely suit someone with experience across PE-backed services or operationally intensive businesses.