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Financial Controller

Cedar
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 9 days
Location

Coventry, West Midlands CV6 3GN

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Cedar is seeking an Interim Financial Controller for a PE-Backed Multi-Site Data Centres business in the Midlands, with an initial contract of 3-6 months.
  • The role offers a day rate between £600-700, classified as Outside IR35.
  • Candidates should ideally possess a formal accountancy qualification and experience with multi-site businesses, although prior interim experience is not mandatory.
  • Key responsibilities include implementing financial controls, overseeing group consolidation, and producing management reports for stakeholders.
  • The position provides an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on business expansion and performance improvement.

Cedar is currently partnered with a PE-Backed Multi-Site Data Centres business to secure an Interim Financial Controller based in the Midlands. The role is a 3-6-month initial contract, paying a day rate between £600-700 per day (Outside IR35).

The Company

This business is highly successful in their specialised area. They are expanding rapidly and looking to establish a market-leading brand in the process. They are supported by a highly successful Private Equity backer, guiding them on their journey of expansion, business performance improvement and multiple efficiency drives.

The Role

As Interim Financial Controller, you will cover:

  • Implement and maintain robust financial controls, ensuring compliance with audit, regulatory, and risk management standards.
  • Oversee group consolidation, integrating financial data across entities into a unified reporting structure.
  • Establish and manage group-wide financial reporting processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting for all business units.
  • Produce monthly management reports, ensuring clear and consistent communication to stakeholders, including investors.
  • Provide oversight of the balance sheet, ensuring effective management of cash flow, liquidity, and working capital.
  • Implement strategies to optimise cash balances and liquidity in line with business objectives.
  • Deliver comprehensive financial reports to external parties, including auditors, board members, and investors.
  • Act as the primary liaison for auditors, ensuring readiness and efficient management of year-end and interim audit processes.

Your Profile

You will ideally have:

  • A formal accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA/CIMA/CA)·
  • Prior experience in an interim / contract role would be beneficial but not necessary.
  • The rate of £600-700 (Outside IR35) per day represents a fair value, or logical increase on your previous salary or day rate.
  • Experience working with multi-site businesses, with complex entity structures would be useful.

Compensation & Benefits

As well as the day rate of £600-700 per day (Outside IR35), this contract role as Interim Financial Controller, offers the chance to join a dynamic, and rapidly expanding business, with exposure to some of the best industry minds in their market.

They are a highly collaborative, collegiate environment, that rewards success.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.