Interim Financial Controller

About the Business An excellent opportunity to join a manufacturing business as an Interim Financial Controller, based in Bromyard, Worcestershire and working hybrid with just 1 day a week on site. You will join at an exciting time, with lots of growth on the horizon. The role is initially 6 months, with a strong chance of it being extended. Main Duties: As an Interim Financial Controller, your main duties include: Month-End & Financial Reporting * Sign off the monthly management accounts and the commentary within the profit report before it reaches the Board, making sure both the numbers and the narrative stand up to challenge * Review balance sheet reconciliations across the UK entities, clearing down ageing and unsupported items * Run the monthly sales review, explaining and commenting on movements against prior year * Take ownership of UK transfer pricing and ensure intercompany treatment is applied consistently * Complete ONS statistical returns and other statutory data submissions Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting * Pull together the UK budget, consolidating site submissions and preparing the review slide deck * Guide the Management Accountant through the forecast cycles * Support the Head of Finance with estimates, Board meeting packs and Management Team packs Business Partnering & Operational Finance * Chair monthly stock meetings, challenging valuation, movement and shrinkage * Hold monthly meetings with Operations, connecting financial performance back to what is actually driving it * Review site P&Ls directly with the respective Managing Directors * Meet budget holders monthly and hold them to account for their spend Year End & Team Leadership * Lead year-end preparation, assemble the audit file, and act as the main point of contact for the external audit * Line manage and develop one Management Accountant and two Finance Assistants, holding regular one-to-ones, setting clear priorities and providing technical coaching * Provide continuity and steady the team through a period of significant change Location / Office / Culture The role is hybrid, with 1 day a week on site at the Worcestershire head office and 4 days remote — a genuinely flexible pattern with a high degree of autonomy. You'll report directly into the Head of Finance and work alongside a peer Group Financial Controller elsewhere in the group. What We Are Looking For The ideal candidate will have: * ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with solid post-qualification experience in a financial control role * A manufacturing or similar background * Experience reporting into a larger group is useful Why Join the business * Hybrid working with only 1 day a week on site * Genuine ownership of the UK financial control and reporting cycle from day one * Lead and develop a team of three * Broad, varied remit spanning reporting, control, credit, operational finance and systems * Join a growing, global business at a genuinely interesting point in its UK expansion About Us We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly. Ref: DT76021

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