Interim Financial Controller - 6-Month ContractLocation: Portsmouth & Surrounding AreasStart: ASAP | Duration: 6 months (initially)Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35 or FTC considered)
We are partnering with a growing group that is undergoing an exciting period of transformation following a series of acquisitions. They are seeking a hands-on Interim Financial Controller to support the integration of newly acquired businesses into the group.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead financial reporting for the newly acquired entities, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with group standards.
- Act as a strategic business partner to operational and leadership teams, helping embed commercial finance insight.
- Prepare businesses for system migration to the group-wide platform, ensuring readiness and minimal disruption.
- Assess, reshape, and support local finance teams—this could involve streamlining structures or adding key hires.
- Contribute to broader finance structure optimisation across the group, aligning people, processes, and platforms.
What We’re Looking For:
- Qualified Accountant and available to commence assignment early August 2025
- Proven track record as an interim or project-based Financial Controller, ideally in a group or multi-entity environment.
- Experience with post-acquisition integration, including systems, processes, and team set-up.
- A pragmatic, hands-on operator with the ability to balance detail with big-picture thinking.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
This is a critical role for the next phase of group development—if you're commercially sharp, operationally capable, and thrive in fast-evolving settings, we’d love to hear from you.