Interim Financial Controller
Location: Remote
Day Rate: £(Apply online only)
Length: 3 Months (possible extension)
The Opportunity
SF Recruitment is partnering with a dynamic, acquisitive organisation to appoint an experienced Financial Controller to take ownership of several recently acquired business units. This role will be central to ensuring robust financial reporting, integrating the new entities into the group, and driving efficiencies across processes and systems.
You’ll be responsible for full ownership of the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, with a particular focus on embedding controls, managing the month-end process, and delivering clear analysis to senior stakeholders. The business operates with a recurring revenue model, so understanding revenue recognition principles and the associated reporting requirements will be essential.
Key Responsibilities
Take full financial control of newly acquired business units, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all reporting.
Manage and deliver month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
Own the P&L, ensuring robust analysis and commentary is produced for senior management.
Ensure balance sheets are reconciled in full each month and cash flow forecasts are maintained.
Partner with senior leaders in both the acquired entities and the core business to support commercial decision-making.
Oversee and complete post-acquisition integration activities, including the wind-down of duplicate systems, bank accounts, and processes.
Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies, tax requirements, and audit standards.
Lead the audit process for the acquired entities, acting as the main point of contact for external auditors.
Identify and deliver cost-saving initiatives and process improvements.
What You’ll Bring
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with proven experience in a Financial Controller or similar senior finance role.
Demonstrable success working in a recurring revenue environment.
SAP expertise is essential, with S/4HANA experience highly desirable.
Strong track record of post-acquisition integration, ideally in multi-entity and multi-currency organisations.
Advanced Excel skills, comfortable working with complex datasets and financial models.
Exceptional communication skills, able to work effectively with senior non-finance stakeholders.
Strong commercial acumen, able to link financial insight to operational decision-making