Interim Financial Controller
Posted Today by Jobserve
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Stafford, Staffordshire
Summary: The Interim Financial Controller role involves overseeing the day-to-day finance function for a PE-backed healthcare business during a period of growth and change. The position requires close collaboration with the Finance Director and senior management team, focusing on financial reporting, budgeting, and process improvements. This hands-on role is set within a dynamic SME environment, offering opportunities for strategic finance initiatives. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with relevant experience in financial control, particularly within healthcare or similar sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the day-to-day finance function and managing a small team
- Producing timely and accurate monthly management accounts
- Overseeing AP, AR, payroll, and month-end processes
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow management
- Business partnering with operational and senior stakeholders
- Maintaining strong financial controls and supporting audit/compliance activity
- Driving improvements across finance processes, systems, and reporting
- Supporting strategic decision-making through meaningful financial analysis
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Strong Financial Controller experience, ideally in an SME or PE-backed environment
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (UK GAAP/FRS102)
- Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills
- Experience improving finance processes and controls
- Proactive, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail
- Ability to communicate effectively with non-finance stakeholders
- Experience within healthcare, care, or multi-site businesses (advantageous)
Salary (Rate): £350.00 Daily
City: Stafford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Financial Controller, Stafford
PE-Backed Healthcare Business
6 months +
The Opportunity
SF Partners are supporting a fast-growing, PE-backed healthcare business in the appointment of an Interim Financial Controller.
Working closely with the Finance Director and SMT, you will take ownership of the day-to-day finance function while supporting the business through a period of continued growth and change. This is a hands-on role within a dynamic SME environment, offering exposure to forecasting, process improvement, and strategic finance initiatives including M&A and external funding activity.
The Role
Key responsibilities include:
Leading the day-to-day finance function and managing a small team
Producing timely and accurate monthly management accounts
Overseeing AP, AR, payroll, and month-end processes
Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow management
Business partnering with operational and senior stakeholders
Maintaining strong financial controls and supporting audit/compliance activity
Driving improvements across finance processes, systems, and reporting
Supporting strategic decision-making through meaningful financial analysis
The Candidate
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong Financial Controller experience, ideally gained within an SME or PE-backed environment.
You will also demonstrate:
Strong technical accounting knowledge (UK GAAP/FRS102)
Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills
Experience improving finance processes and controls
A proactive, hands-on approach with strong attention to detail
The ability to communicate effectively with non-finance stakeholders
Experience within healthcare, care, or multi-site businesses would be advantageous.