At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a critical finance project, ensuring accurate financial records and statutory filings.
- Company: Fast-growing tech company at the forefront of innovation.
- Benefits: Fully remote work, competitive day rate, and flexible hours.
- Other info: Opportunity to collaborate with senior stakeholders and drive significant change.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment while enhancing your finance skills.
- Qualifications: Extensive finance leadership experience and expert knowledge of Xero.
An innovative and rapidly growing technology business operating within a highly regulated, software-led environment is seeking an experienced Interim Financial Controller to support a critical statutory filing and finance transformation project. This organisation requires a hands-on finance professional who can quickly take ownership of complex intercompany accounting, multi-currency reconciliations, and statutory reporting preparation. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact within a fast-paced, high-growth business while working fully remotely.
As the Interim Financial Controller, you will be brought in to deliver a business-critical assignment focused on ensuring financial records are accurate, reconciled, and ready for statutory filing. Working independently and liaising with external accountants, you will:
- Lead the reconciliation and clean-up of a complex multi-currency Xero environment.
- Review, reconcile, and strengthen US-UK intercompany accounting processes.
- Manage and document cost-plus transfer pricing arrangements between entities.
- Ring-fence and analyse key expenditure areas including developer payroll, cloud infrastructure costs, and hardware development expenditure.
- Prepare and package financial information for statutory reporting and filing purposes.
- Act as the primary internal finance contact for external accounting partners.
- Draft supporting financial disclosures relating to going concern assumptions and funding arrangements.
- Ensure financial data is accurate, well-documented, and audit-ready.
- Identify and resolve accounting discrepancies, working proactively to deliver results within tight deadlines.
To be successful in this Interim Financial Controller role, you will possess:
- Extensive Financial Controller, Group Financial Controller, or senior finance leadership experience.
- Expert-level knowledge of Xero, particularly multi-currency accounting and intercompany reconciliations.
- Proven experience managing US-UK transfer pricing and cost-plus accounting arrangements.
- Strong statutory accounts preparation and filing support experience.
- Experience drafting going concern documentation and related financial disclosures.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- The ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision and take ownership of delivery.
Desirable Experience:
- Experience supporting or preparing data for UK R&D Tax Credit claims (SME or ERIS schemes).
- Prior experience within technology, software, SaaS, MedTech, or high-growth businesses.
- Exposure to cross-border group structures and international financial reporting environments.
A fully remote contract offering flexibility and autonomy. The opportunity to lead a high-impact finance project from start to finish. Competitive day rate reflective of experience and expertise. Exposure to a fast-growing international business operating at the intersection of technology and innovation. The chance to work directly with senior stakeholders and external advisors on a strategically important assignment.
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