Interim Financial Controller
Posted Today by SF Partners
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
Stafford, Staffordshire, UK
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, process improvement, and strategic initiatives. The candidate will lead a small team and ensure strong financial controls while supporting budgeting and forecasting efforts. This hands-on role is ideal for a qualified accountant with experience in a dynamic SME environment.
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: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
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.