Interim Project Financial Controller

Interim Project Financial Controller

4-6 Months

£400-£500 depending on experience

Leeds Hybrid

CLT0013

Finatal is currently partnered with a leading holiday comparison site, backed by a reputable midmarket private and Plc. This digital marketing site is experiencing rapid growth and transformation, the business goes through a strategic review & possible transaction.

Role Overview:

They are Looking for someone who can be a right hand person to the CFO, with experience across both operational finance and commercial finance/business partnering. Hybrid working, but the ability to be in the Leeds HQ 1 day a week and needs to be able and happy to roll sleeves up and share workload.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management, review & oversight of operational finance – month end/management accounts, transactional, cashflows, capex, plc group reporting
• Improvement of reporting & month end processes for accuracy, timeliness, risk & efficiency
• Developing a detailed understanding of the business model and the underlying commercial factors be able to interpret and interrogate performance and spot trends and anomalies
• Mentoring & development of the 2 management accountants
• Improvement of monthly business partnering reviews – monthly performance vs budget, forecasting, KPI pack
• Running forecasting model scenarios

Qualifications:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good mentoring/coaching skills
• Commercial mindset/focus when reviewing data
• Used to running KPI’s/trend analysis
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel
• Proven ability to work with and analyse large amounts of numerical data
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work to tight deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple projects/ support different areas simultaneously
• A real focus on finance being a support function to the wider business and therefore deliver an excellent “customer experience”
• FDD experience would be welcome.