Interim Financial Controller
Job in
Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
Transaction Recruitment
Seasonal/Temporary
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
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Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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- 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
- 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
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