At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial processes and support growth in a dynamic consumer goods business.
- Company: High-profile investor-backed company with exciting growth opportunities.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hands-on experience, and the chance to shape financial strategies.
- Other info: Join a motivated team and enhance your career in a scale-up setting.
- Why this job: Make a real impact during a crucial growth phase and develop your finance skills.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) with experience in fast-paced environments.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
We are working with a high-profile investor backed consumer goods business looking to bring in an Interim Financial Controller to cover a period of planned absence. Reporting to the CFO and the board, this role is a critical hire for the company during a growth phase.
Duties include:
- Leading the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- Owning budgeting and forecasting cycles, working closely with operational stakeholders
- Maintaining and strengthening processes, financial controls and systems
- Supporting statutory reporting, audit, and compliance requirements
- Providing financial insight and analysis to support management
- Managing and motivating a small finance team of three
- Identifying opportunities to improve reporting
- Maintaining a tight and regular cash flow forecast with the CFO
- Preparing reports for the investors with the CFO
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) with strong base knowledge in financial statement preparation. Comfortable rolling your sleeves up and being hands on, ideally you will come from a product focussed SME that has been through a growth cycle. A confident communicator and commercially aware, you will be comfortable working visibly in a fast pace exciting scale up business.
Interim Financial Controller in Birmingham employer: Pitch Hill Partners
At Pitch Hill Partners, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration. Located in the vibrant healthcare sector of Scotland, we offer our employees unparalleled opportunities for professional growth, particularly in the realms of digital transformation and strategic financial leadership. Our commitment to employee development, coupled with a supportive work environment, makes us an ideal choice for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in finance.
