Interim Financial Controller
Location: Oxford
Contract: Interim
Working pattern: Hybrid
2–3 days per week in the office, remainder from home
Start date: ASAP / short notice preferred
Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Interim Financial Controller to support an Oxfordshire based construction business in a project-led environment.

This is a hands-on interim role suited to a qualified accountant who is comfortable working in a smaller business, taking ownership of the finance function, and supporting senior stakeholders with accurate reporting and commercial financial insight.

The successful candidate will ideally bring experience from a property, real estate, construction, development, infrastructure, or other project-based sector, while remaining adaptable enough to support both operational finance and senior-level reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day finance function in a hands-on capacity.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, reporting packs, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and variance analysis.
• Manage cash flow reporting, forecasting, and working capital visibility.
• Oversee project accounting, including project cost tracking, WIP, margin analysis, profitability reporting, and revenue recognition.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activity.
• Maintain and improve financial controls, processes, and reporting standards.
• Work closely with senior leadership to provide commercial finance support and decision-making insight.
• Liaise with external accountants, auditors, banks, and professional advisers where required.
• Ensure VAT, statutory, tax, and compliance deadlines are met.
• Support ad hoc finance projects, process improvements, and systems-related work.

Essential Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Proven experience as a Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or senior finance lead.
• Strong background working within an SME or owner-managed business environment.
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on finance role, including both detail-level finance work and senior stakeholder reporting.
• Strong project accounting experience, including project cost control, WIP, margin analysis, profitability reporting, or revenue recognition.
• Experience in a project-led sector, ideally property, real estate, construction, development, infrastructure, or a similar environment.
• Able to work from the Oxford office 2–3 days per week.
• Available at short notice or able to commit to an interim assignment.

Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a qualified, hands-on Financial Controller with strong SME experience and a background in a project-led sector.

They will be comfortable working in a smaller business where the role requires both operational finance delivery and senior-level financial control.

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