Interim Financial Controller

A leading Finance role overseeing and developing a team of transactional staff and partnering closely with the Director and the Board. A broad role, this position will take ultimate responsibility and ownership for all financial reporting, controls, budgeting and more. The role is expected to last for between 3 - 6 months.

Client Details

Our Client are a construction business currently working on a major project.

Description

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing a team of transactional staff
• Running the appraisal process for monitoring staff performance
• Developing and monitoring the KPIs of the business
• Taking ownership for all financial reporting to strict monthly deadlines
• Month/year end reporting including preparation and review of management reports
• Review of controls including balance sheet control account reconciliations
• Explanation of variances to plan and forecast with proposals for corrective action
• Preparation and review of year end schedules to assist with the audit process
• Ad-hoc project based work
• Ensuring compliance

Profile

The successful candidate will:

• Be a Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Have relevant experience with the Construction sector
• Have experience managing and monitoring a transactional team
• Have a contract and/or project accounting background
• Have the ability to determine relevant KPIs and report against these to provide insight
• Be able to control and own a comprehensive monthly reconciliation and review process
• Be able to review and have experience reviewing all financial outputs
• Be a well rounded accountant with a strong understanding of both management and financial accounting with good technical knowledge
• Have an understanding of VAT, CT and PAYE, ideally in a Construction environment
• Be a good communicator and commercially aware
• Be a strong self-starter able to adjust quickly and with minimal handover
• Have a good level of computer literacy including all MS Office products

Job Offer

Our Client are offering a prompt start at a competitive day rate. The role is expected to last for between 3 - 6 months.