Interim Financial Controller
Posted 1 week ago by Three Bridges Recruitment LTD
Negotiable
Undetermined
Onsite
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
Summary: The role of Interim Financial Controller involves leading the finance function during a significant transformation within a large organization. The successful candidate will ensure stability and continuity while overseeing accounting operations and reporting across multiple entities. This position requires strong leadership and technical expertise to guide a large team through change initiatives. The role offers the opportunity to influence senior stakeholders and shape processes in a complex environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide senior leadership across the finance function, ensuring stability and continuity during a period of change
- Oversee the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting in line with UK GAAP
- Lead month-end and year-end close processes across multiple entities
- Manage statutory reporting and external audit relationships
- Ensure strong financial controls and governance frameworks are in place and operating effectively
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning in collaboration with FP&A
- Partner with senior stakeholders to provide financial insight and support decision-making
- Lead and support a large finance team (20+), providing direction, structure, and reassurance
- Drive improvements in processes, controls, and reporting as part of ongoing transformation
- Support handover, knowledge transfer, and transition planning for future permanent hires
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
- Significant experience operating at Controller/Head of Finance level or similar
- Proven track record of leading finance teams within large, complex, multi-entity organisations
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including UK GAAP and statutory reporting
- Experience working in environments undergoing transformation, restructuring, or change
- Ability to balance business-as-usual delivery with transformation priorities
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to quickly build credibility and trust
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing at senior level
- A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to operate independently and challenge existing processes
- Experience managing or overseeing large teams in fast-paced environments
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Glasgow
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Three Bridges Recruitment is working with a large, complex organisation undergoing a significant finance transformation to recruit an experienced Interim Financial Controller. This is a critical hire with a need for an experienced contractor to bring immediate stability, leadership, and technical expertise into the function.
The business is mid-way through a transformation programme, and this role will play a key part in maintaining business-as-usual delivery while supporting change initiatives and setting the foundations for long-term success.
You will operate as a senior leader within the finance function, overseeing accounting operations, reporting, and controls across a multi-entity environment, while supporting and guiding a large team through a period of change.
Why Work Here?
- Negotiable daily rate DOE
- Initial 6-month contract with strong potential to extend
- Opportunity to play a key role in a high-impact transformation programme
- Senior stakeholder exposure and influence across the business
- Autonomous role with real scope to shape processes and team structure
- Work within a large, complex, multi-entity environment
Job
As Interim Financial Controller, you will:
- Provide senior leadership across the finance function, ensuring stability and continuity during a period of change
- Oversee the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting in line with UK GAAP
- Lead month-end and year-end close processes across multiple entities
- Manage statutory reporting and external audit relationships
- Ensure strong financial controls and governance frameworks are in place and operating effectively
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning in collaboration with FP&A
- Partner with senior stakeholders to provide financial insight and support decision-making
- Lead and support a large finance team (20+), providing direction, structure, and reassurance
- Drive improvements in processes, controls, and reporting as part of ongoing transformation
- Support handover, knowledge transfer, and transition planning for future permanent hires
You
To be successful in this role, you will be/have:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
- Significant experience operating at Controller/Head of Finance level or similar
- Proven track record of leading finance teams within large, complex, multi-entity organisations
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including UK GAAP and statutory reporting
- Experience working in environments undergoing transformation, restructuring, or change
- Ability to balance business-as-usual delivery with transformation priorities
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to quickly build credibility and trust
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing at senior level
- A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to operate independently and challenge existing processes
- Experience managing or overseeing large teams in fast-paced environments
Additional Information
On-site presence required five days per week initially to support integration and handover
Disclosure Scotland clearance required as part of onboarding
Fast-paced hiring process with interviews commencing immediately
At Three Bridges Recruitment, we are committed to delivering a high-quality, consultative service aligned to our core values of striving for brilliance and relatability. We work closely with both clients and candidates to ensure the right fit, particularly for critical interim assignments.
If you are an experienced finance leader available at short notice and looking for a high-impact contract role, please apply with your most up-to-date CV or get in touch for a confidential discussion.