Interim Head of Finance (Exit Readiness)
£600–£700 per day | 3–6 months (likely extension)
Central London | Hybrid
ASAP Start
This is a seriously exciting interim role. If you have experience of helping a finance function get ready for an exit then please apply. We mean from an accounting set up and data - someone technically strong and hands on.
We're looking for an experienced
Interim Head of Finance / Financial Controller
to support a brilliant CFO and team through an
exit-readiness
process.
It's a hands-on, high-impact role at the centre of finance - blending reporting, reconciliation, data, and commercial insight. You'll take ownership of preparing the business for due diligence, ensuring every number stacks up and every assumption stands firm. The goal: a single, simple and reliable source of financial truth the CFO, board, and investors can depend on.
This is a
global, high-growth business
operating in the
sub £100m turnover
space.
What you'll be doing
* Setting up a finance function for exit – ensuring financials are due diligence ready.
* Reconcile and cleanse data across statutory accounts, management reporting, and underlying systems.
* Lead balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls reviews.
* Oversee process and audit reviews to strengthen governance.
* Validate messy or inconsistent datasets and prepare them for audit.
* Deliver reconciled, defensible outputs for transaction due diligence.
* Partner with internal finance, data, and FP&A teams, plus external advisors.
* Help the CFO shape a clear, confident financial story ahead of the exit.
What we're looking for
* A qualified accountant (ACA or audit-trained preferred).
* Experience preparing a finance function and business for sale.
* Strong financial reporting and reconciliation background.
* Solid exposure to exit-readiness, M&A, or due diligence.
* Advanced Excel and strong systems skills (Adaptive, Power BI, Sage, etc.).
* Comfortable structuring complexity and communicating clearly.
* Hands-on, commercial, and calm under pressure.
You'll be working closely with:
* CFO (reporting line)
* Group Finance Director
* Business Insights Director (data & systems)
* External advisors and key stakeholders