Interim Financial Controller
Posted 7 days ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Edinburgh, Midlothian, UK
Summary: The Interim Financial Controller will lead the Finance Team of a rapidly growing business in central Edinburgh, overseeing all financial operations and ensuring strong financial controls and accurate reporting. This role requires a blend of hands-on financial oversight and commercial awareness to support senior leadership in decision-making and long-term growth. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing cash flow, statutory compliance, and improving financial systems and processes. This position offers a competitive daily rate and the opportunity to shape the company's financial future.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all financial operations of the business.
- Maintain strong financial controls and ensure accurate reporting.
- Meet regulatory requirements and manage cash flow effectively.
- Provide senior leadership with timely and high-quality financial information.
- Lead month-end, year-end, and audit preparation.
- Manage budgeting, forecasting, and deliver insightful analysis.
- Ensure robust liquidity and risk management.
- Maintain high standards of governance and internal controls.
- Improve systems and processes to drive efficiency and accuracy.
Key Skills:
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified.
- Strong financial control and reporting experience.
- Ability to lead month-end, year-end, and audit preparation.
- Confidence in budgeting and forecasting.
- Experience in delivering insightful analysis for commercial decision-making.
- Solid knowledge of statutory compliance.
- Skilled in improving financial systems and processes.
Salary (Rate): £370.00 yearly
City: Edinburgh
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Your new companyYour new company is a rapidly growing business based in central Edinburgh. After recent expansion, they are now looking to recruit an experienced Interim Financial Controller to head up their Finance Team.
Your new role
In your new role as Financial Controller, you will oversee all financial operations of the business, maintaining strong financial controls, ensuring accurate reporting, meeting regulatory requirements, and managing cash flow effectively. This position blends hands-on financial oversight with commercial awareness, providing senior leadership with timely and high-quality financial information to support decision-making and long-term growth.
What you'll need to succeed
You'll be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with strong financial control and reporting experience, with the ability to lead month-end, year-end, and audit preparation. You're confident in budgeting, forecasting, and delivering insightful analysis that supports commercial decision-making. You can manage cash flow and working capital effectively, ensuring robust liquidity and risk management. You have solid knowledge of statutory compliance and maintain high standards of governance and internal controls. You're also skilled at improving systems and processes, driving efficiency, accuracy, and better financial discipline across the business.
What you'll get in return
You will be joining this ambitious business, and be stepping into a high impact role with real ownership, visibility, and the opportunity to shape the company's financial future as it scales. In return, you'll receive a competitive £Daily rate, a supportive leadership team, and a dynamic environment where your contribution genuinely drives growth and success.
What you need to do now
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