Interim Financial Controller

Position - Financial Controller (12-month fixed term maternity cover)

Location - Silverstone, Northants

Term - Full time (part-time considered), fixed term employed

Salary - Competitive, including completion bonus

About Us

Broster Buchanan are delighted to be partnering with the hugely impressive Ignition Collective.

Ignition Collective are a forward-thinking sports and entertainment marketing agency that does brilliant things, together.

We specialise in delivering exceptional marketing and client service solutions, building partnerships that inspire creativity and drive real results across sport, entertainment, and special projects.

We re passionate about igniting ideas and fuelling possibilities, bringing energy, innovation, and impact to everything we do.

This role is for an experienced, professionally qualified candidate with a desire to be embedded at a strategic level to support the Director in making business decisions in tandem with hands on appetite to do the day-to-day tasks that a busy business requires.

Ignition are in the midst of an exciting growth phase and need a financial controller with strong commercial acumen to continue to move the business forward and support future planning.

As interim financial controller you will take full responsibility for all financial processes in an established finance system. You will report directly to the company s Director and have line management responsibility of a finance assistant.

• Responsible for the entire finance function of the business with oversight of all day-to-day finance operations
• Management of business cashflow through busy event seasons with large outgoings
• Support account directors and team leads in financial management of their project budgets and reconciliations
• Oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts with commentary for the Director and a monthly review of project profitability
• Management of the year end processes to ensure timely delivery of reconciled closing balances to external accountants for statutory filings
• Preparation, review and filing of quarterly VAT returns
• Experience working in multiple currencies is essential
• Provide strategic financial support to the Director to facilitate broader decision-making and business planning
• Act as a true business partner across all business functions, being a point of contact between finance, the Director and the wider company
• A strong communicator who can take the time to explain finance to non-financial team members

• Flexible hybrid work policy - 3 days in, 2-days  work from home model that supports work-life balance
• 25 days holiday allowance, plus bank holidays and a winter break to recharge
• Wellness days - two wellness days per annum
• Your birthday off
• Pirkx - access to wellbeing discounts and perks including 24/7 GP access
• Weekly health and wellbeing coaching sessions
• Professional development - committed to your growth with training programs
• Pension plan
• Quarterly staff recognition programme
• Regular team socials to connect and celebrate
• Charity partnership - we support a new charity each year
• Free onsite parking and subsidised public transport options

Broster Buchanan is a retained supplier, and any direct approaches will be forwarded to Broster Buchanan for review.

Please forward a copy of your CV and salary expectations to Matth