12 interim financial controller jobs found

Interim Position - Initially a 9-Month Fixed Term Contract Location: West Bromwich Sector: Service-Based Engineering We are seeking a highly capable and proactive professional to join a well-established, service-driven engineering business based in West Bromwich on a 9-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity to step into a fast-paced environment and make an immediate impact within a collaborative and customer-focused team. The Role You will play a key role in supporting day-to-day operations, ensuring the smooth delivery of engineering services to clients across a range of sectors. This position requires someone who can quickly understand business processes, build strong working relationships, and drive efficiency during a critical period. Key Responsibilities Oversee and support operational service delivery to ensure high standards are consistently met Coordinate with engineering, technical, and customer service teams Manage schedules,...

Your new company This is a well established manufacturing business with a strong UK & Ireland presence and a reputation for high quality products. The organisation is continuing its journey of operational improvement and requires an experienced Financial Controller to step in and provide stability, leadership, and enhanced financial rigour during a key period. Your new role As the Interim Financial Controller, you'll act as a true Business Partner owning financial management, reporting, and control across the site. You'll lead the month end and year end processes, produce accurate management accounts, oversee balance sheet integrity, and deliver financial reporting to group level. You'll also supervise daily accounting activities, maintain financial controls, support budgeting and forecasting cycles, manage product costing and standard costing, and ensure statutory compliance including HMRC submissions. This role includes managing a small finance team, driving process...

My client is a rapidly expanding business growing through an aggressive acquisition strategy and they are now looking to recruit an interim Group Accountant / Financial Controller for a 6 month contract to cover their permanent recruitment process and subsequent notice period and handover. The role is fully hands-on — ideal for someone who wants to combine technical rigour with operational responsibility and commercial exposure. What you’ll do * Lead end-to-end financial control across the group * Deliver management accounts and year-end statutory accounts, ensuring consistency, compliance, and audit readiness. * Implement and maintain a consistent chart of accounts, accounting policies, and reporting templates. * Oversee transactional accounting in Xero and ensure accuracy and consistency across entities. * Prepare and submit VAT returns, including management of partial VAT exemption. * Lead the preparation for and coordination of the group’s first statutory...

Sewell Wallis is partnering with a global professional services business in the heart of Leeds to find an Interim Accountant on a 6 - 12 month contract. You'll be involved with both accounting duties and industry specific finance functions, alongside getting stuck into project work around process improvement. This is a really exciting opportunity to make your mark on internal processes and drive culture in a well-performing global company. This West Yorkshire business encourages a forward thinking way of working, with collaboration at the heart of everything! You'll be joining a team of professionals who enjoy their work and provide a key function within the business. They are looking for a like-minded individual to develop into this role and make it their own. What will you be doing? Reporting to the Finance Manager, the primary purpose of the role is to provide accounting services across a range of responsibilities, delivering technical guidance and analysis, appropriate to...

Sewell Wallis is partnering with a global professional services business in the heart of Leeds, West Yorkshire, to find an ambitious and driven Financial Accountant to join their team on an initial 6 month contract. As a Financial Accountant, you'll be involved with both accounting duties and industry specific finance functions, alongside getting stuck into project work around process improvement. You'll be overseeing financial reporting for multiple entities, reconciliations and assisting with month-end. This is a really exciting opportunity to be in a hands-on role and to make your mark on internal processes and drive culture in a well-performing global company. The business encourages a forward thinking way of working, with collaboration at the heart of everything! You'll be joining a team of professionals who enjoy their work and provide a key function within the business. They are looking for a like-minded individual to develop into this role and make it their own. What...

Sewell Wallis is delighted to be working with a reputable Sheffield-based organisation who are looking to recruit a Management Accountant on an initial 12 month contract. This South Yorkshire-based role will be pivotal in ensuring the effective operation of Management Accounts function throughout the organisation, whilst driving efficiency and process improvements. This opportunity will suit a candidate who enjoys autonomy and possesses a strong technical skillset with the capability of working closely with various stakeholders. What will you be doing? Ensure that accrual, prepayment, deferred and accrued income balances, allocations and other financial transactions are correctly posted with supporting reconciliations, to support the delivery of accurate and complete monthly management accounts to strict deadlines. Analyse, calculate and prepare financial information, including detailed breakdowns of accrual, prepayment, deferred and accrued income balances, liaising with...

We are seeking an experienced Interim Finance Business Partner to join a dynamic and growing organisation within the education sector. This is a key role providing strategic and operational financial support across multiple service areas, helping to drive performance, efficiency, and value for money. Based in Sutton Coldfield (Hybrid working). Contract length: April - Dec. Key Responsibilities: Attend monthly finance meetings with the Operational Director to review financial performance, year-to-date results, and forward forecasts. Provide strategic financial insight and partnering support to Estates, Catering, and IT functions, ensuring effective budget management, cost control, and value optimisation. Collaborate with operational leads and academy stakeholders to analyse performance, develop business cases, and ensure financial compliance in line with ESFA regulations and organisational objectives. Produce accurate and timely monthly operational management accounts...

Finance Manager / Finance Director (12-Month FTC) Up to £80k DOE We are delighted to be supporting our client, a highly innovative international manufacturing / design business, in the search for a Finance Manager / Finance Director (12-month FTC). This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager, Finance Director, or Interim Finance Lead to join a niche organisation specialising in engineered, ergonomically designed products with a global customer base. The Role – Finance Manager / Finance Director This Finance Manager / Finance Director position will see you take full ownership of the finance function, operating as both a strategic partner and hands-on lead within a growing international business. Key responsibilities include: * Full responsibility for the finance function as Finance Manager / Finance Director * Delivery of monthly management accounts, financial reporting, and analysis * Ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning...

Sewell Wallis is currently supporting a well-established business based in Wakefield in their search for an Accounts Payable Clerk to join the team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This role will provide key support to the transactional finance function, dealing predominately with Accounts Payable (80%) and some Accounts Receivable. Please note that the site is not easily accessible via public transport, so a valid driving licence and access to your own vehicle is extremely beneficial. What will you be doing? Processing invoices, for accurate reporting and recording of required budgetary information in line with Company guidelines Track all office costs to recover VAT Deal with day-to-day accounting queries - investigating and problem solving any issues independently. Set-up new suppliers Weekly Payruns Bank reconciliations Weekly / Monthly Aged Debt reporting & reconciliations Creating and maintaining efficient administration systems and procedures, including setting...

Sewell Wallis is partnering with a well-established global organisation in West Yorkshire, central Leeds, to recruit an experienced HR Administrator on a 12-month FTC. This is a key position within the business, where the HR Administrator will ensure HR processes run smoothly, data is accurate and compliant, and employees receive timely and professional support. What will you be doing? Ensuring HR records and systems are accurate and maintained in line with data protection requirements; processing employee data, contracts and documentation. Support HR processes including contract tracking, references and absence management, ensuring all activities align with policies and procedures. Responding to HR queries with professionalism and clarity and produce high-quality written communications, including letters and emails. Managing a high volume of tasks with competing deadlines, prioritising effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment. Building strong relationships across...

A hugely exciting opportunity to join an international organisation on an interim basis, assuming responsibility for the EMEA finance function and overseeing teams across EMEA. This assignment plays a critical role in providing continuity, stabilisation, and structured knowledge transfer while supporting ongoing change and transformation projects.  The interim cover will remain in place until someone has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. Job Title:  Interim Regional Controller / Finance Director (Knowledge Transfer & Transformation) Job Type: Interim Contract Location: EMEA (Hybrid working) Day Rate: £ Highly Competitive Interim Regional Controller / Finance Director, EMEA – Benefits Competitive day rate Significant influence at senior leadership and regional decision‑making level Opportunity to lead and embed finance transformation across EMEA Key role in stabilisation, process improvement, and knowledge transfer Exposure to a fast‑scaling,...

Sewell Wallis is working with a fantastic, fast-growing metals Manufacturing business in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who are looking to secure a Finance Business Partner to work closely with the Operational and Commercial teams around costing and margins. This role requires someone who both enjoys getting stuck into the analysis of the numbers as well as liaising across teams and with customers, someone who can deliver the information in an engaging and comprehensive way. What will you be doing? Working closely with the operational and commercial teams to understand the full margin elements of the company's product portfolio. Regular analysis and reporting of raw material costs, including forecasting of elementals, foreign exchange and potential hedging requirements Understanding of the full operational process of the company's product portfolio, incorporating standard costing into product cost and pricing mechanisms. Daily review, analysis and informative reporting of...