Location: Oxfordshire
Working pattern: 5 days per week on site
Contract: Interim
Sector: Manufacturing
** This position requires 5 days per week in the office **
A high-growth manufacturing business based in Oxfordshire is looking to appoint an experienced
Interim Financial Controller to support the business through a busy period of growth and operational development.
This is a hands-on role suited to a technically strong finance professional who is comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will take ownership of day-to-day finance operations, improve controls, support month-end reporting, and provide clear financial insight to senior leadership.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
- Produce management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, cash flow reporting and variance analysis
- Strengthen financial controls, processes and reporting disciplines across the business
- Support budgeting, forecasting and working capital management
- Partner with operational and manufacturing teams to improve visibility of cost, margin and performance
- Oversee transactional finance, including AP, AR, payroll inputs and general ledger activity
- Support inventory, stock, WIP and standard costing processes
- Prepare financial information for senior management, board reporting and external stakeholders
- Assist with audit, tax, compliance and ad hoc finance projects as required
Candidate profile The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant, with proven experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or finance director role within a manufacturing environment.Requirements
- Previous experience in a manufacturing
- Qualified Accountant
- Financial Controller or Finance Director level
- Strong month-end, reporting and financial control experience
- Good understanding of stock, WIP, costings and margin analysis
- Comfortable working in a high-growth, fast-moving SME or mid-market environment
- Strong Excel and systems skills
- Available to work 5 days per week on site in Oxfordshire
- Able to start at short notice or immediately
- Daily rate ( via Umbrella CO) dependent upon experience
