The Business
Backed by PE, the business has experienced significant growth through both organic expansion and acquisition activity and is now entering a key stage of operational integration and finance transformation.
The organisation operates across a complex multi-entity structure and is focused on improving reporting quality, strengthening controls, enhancing finance processes and building a scalable finance function capable of supporting continued buy-and-build growth.
The environment is fast-paced, evolving and operationally intensive, with a strong focus on finance stability, audit readiness, integration and scalable reporting infrastructure.
The Role: As Interim Financial Controller, responsibilities are likely to include:
- Leading the delivery of accurate and timely consolidated monthly management accounts across a complex multi-entity group
- Supporting the year-end audit process, acting as a key contact for external auditors and improving audit readiness across the business
- Driving improvements in balance sheet integrity, reconciliations, controls and overall reporting quality
- Improving month-end close processes, reporting timelines and finance function efficiency
- Supporting finance process standardisation across newly acquired and existing entities
- Assisting with integration activity following recent acquisitions, including alignment of reporting processes and financial controls
- Supporting ERP improvement and wider finance systems optimisation initiatives
- Delivering board and investor reporting, including variance analysis, KPI reporting and cashflow forecasting
- Partnering with operational leadership teams to improve visibility around margins, working capital and business performance
- 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 focused on operational efficiency, reporting scalability and cash generation
- Assisting with technical accounting, consolidation and multi-entity reporting requirements
- Supporting any future refinancing, due diligence or exit preparation activity where required
Your Profile
- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CA or equivalent)
- Strong experience operating as a Group Financial Controller or senior finance lead within PE-backed, buy-and-build or high-growth environments
- Proven background across complex, multi-entity group structures
- Strong technical accounting and audit management capability
- Experience improving controls, reporting processes and finance function effectiveness
- Exposure to acquisition integration, finance transformation or ERP/system improvement projects
- Strong operational finance capability, including cashflow and working capital management
- Comfortable operating within fast-paced businesses undergoing change and growth
- 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 BAU delivery alongside project and transformation work
The role is likely to suit an experienced interim finance professional with exposure to PE-backed services or operationally intensive businesses, particularly those that have operated within buy-and-build environments.