Interim Financial Controller

Interim Financial Controller role

• 4-6-month interim assignment while the company goes through their own permanent recruitment process
• Managing a team of 10 in total (including 3 x interim contractors)
• Responsible for financial reporting, planning and analysis - Managing a team of Finance Managers, Finance Business Partners and Commercial Analysts
• Reporting to the FD/ CFO
  
  Reporting:
• Drive the month end close process and delivery of monthly/ quarterly management reports
• Ensure proper analysis of budget variances and performance of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure the Finance team works closely with operations to support their understanding of the financial performance, which in turn allows them to provide insightful analysis to investors.
• Oversee involvement in audit processes over statutory accounts, ensuring requests from auditors are addressed on a timely basis
  

Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Oversee the preparation of the annual budget and re-forecasts and budget
• Liaise and co-ordinate with operations to ensure finance provides the required support and challenge in these planning processes.
  

Financial Analysis:

• Oversee the production of reactive and proactive analysis to provide insights into performance.
• Supports business performance by providing cost data for operations, which allows the team to implement effective cost control measures.
• Develop a suite of relevant KPIs and analyse trends
  

Transformation and business changes

• Participate in relevant projects for finance and business processes optimisation
• Drive the month end close process and delivery of monthly and quarterly management reports
• Ensure proper analysis of budget variances and performance of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure the Finance team works closely with operations to support their understanding of the companies' financial performance, which in turn allows them to provide insightful analysis to investors.
• Oversee the businesses' involvement in audit processes over statutory accounts, and ensure requests from property auditors are addressed on a timely basis

Essential:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified accountant, with 10+ PQE
• Experience of interim/ contract work
• Able to start immediately/ within a week
• Line management experience, building and motivating strong teams
• Strong Excel skills
• At least 3 days a week are required on site in the Bristol office
  
  

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Charles Maidment from the Hays finance team in Bristol.
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