Interim Financial Controller

Summary

Our client is looking for an Interim Financial Controller to join their team on a 3-6 month basis.

Our client

A London Based AI-driven SaaS company undergoing significant transformation and preparing to launch a new hardware based initiative in the US.

The Role

• Own and manage the timely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring the integrity of the group financial statements.
• Supervise and review all day-to-day accounting operations.
• Manage the year-end group and regional audit process.
• Ensure all local statutory and tax filings are completed accurately and on time.
• Support the budgeting and rolling forecast processes.
• Work closely alongside the hardware team to monitor asset tracking and volumes.
• Oversee the wider business metrics tracking, such as typical SaaS KPIs, and ensure the underlying financial data integrity.
• Own and administer the finance tech stack, driving operational improvements by leveraging technology, automating workflows, and ensuring systems are optimised for scalability.

The Successful Candidate

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller, or similar.
• Experience managing and tracking physical assets.
• Change management experience - experience supporting businesses through change.
• Commercially and strategically driven, with hands-on involvement in performance metrics, planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Highly proficient with financial technology, including implementing and enhancing finance platforms
• Adept with finance systems, including implementing and enhancing finance platforms, and consistently seeking opportunities to automate workflows and improve operational efficiency.
• Skilled in coordinating financial obligations across multiple countries, managing group-level audits, and partnering with external specialists on statutory reporting and tax compliance in various regions.

What's on offer?

• 3-6 month contract
• Potential for temporary to permanent
• Hybrid working, 2 days in office in central London
• Reporting directly to the FD

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and success. That's why we're committed to promoting equality of opportunity and creating inclusive workplaces where everyone feels valued and supported. We actively seek out talent from all backgrounds and strive to reflect the rich diversity of the global workforce in every role we recruit for.