<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Interim Financial Controller - Didcot</strong><br /><strong>ยฃ80,000 equivalent | Hybrid | 2-3 month </strong></p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Robert Half Ltd are supporting a business in Didcot who are looking for an experienced<strong> </strong>Financial Controller to join them on a 2-3 month assignment.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Key responsibilities:</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Prepare monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.</li><li>Provide financial reporting, analysis and commentary to the Board and Exec team.</li><li>Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.</li><li>Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including AP/AR and project cost monitoring.</li><li>Strengthen financial controls and drive continuous improvement across finance processes.</li><li>Manage relationships with auditors, banks and HMRC.</li><li>Lead and support the Finance team.</li></ul><p> </p><p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>About you:</strong></p><ul data-spread="false"><li>Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).</li><li>Strong Financial Controller/Finance Manager experience, ideally within a complex or fast-paced environment.</li><li>Strong technical accounting, financial reporting, forecasting and financial controls experience</li><li>Confident working with senior stakeholders and presenting financial information to the Board/Exec team.</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RWxsZW4uQ2h1bmcuNDA4ODcuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ (๐ฃ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป) -Top Trading Company!</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป | ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ | ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ / ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ</strong></p><p><strong>๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฌ</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>๐๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ณ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐?</strong></p><p><strong>FUTURE CTO Sucession on offer! </strong></p><p>Want to take <strong>๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ</strong> of technology rather than simply manage someone else's roadmap?</p><p>This could be the role for you.</p><p>I'm working on a <strong>๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด</strong> opportunity with an established financial services business that is investing heavily in its technology capability.</p><p>This is a chance to <strong>๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ป</strong> the engineering function.</p><p>You'll have <strong>๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐</strong>, direct access to senior stakeholders and the freedom to influence technology, architecture, engineering standards, development and AI.</p><p>And importantly, <strong>๐ฌ๐ข๐จ'๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐.</strong></p><p>This is <strong>๐ก๐ข๐ง</strong> a Head of Engineering role where you spend your days in meetings managing managers.</p><p> </p><p><strong>๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ'๐๐ ๐ข๐ช๐ก</strong></p><p>* Own the firm-wide <strong>๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ-๐๐-๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐</strong></p><p>* Design, build and ship software yourself</p><p>* Shape the engineering roadmap and decide <strong>๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ</strong></p><p>* Lead and technically coach development and scripting resources</p><p>* Develop junior engineers and raise the technical bar</p><p>* Own <strong>๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐/๐๐</strong> end-to-end</p><p>* Work closely with IT on production and technical governance</p><p>* Own relationships with key technology vendors</p><p>* Drive the <strong>๐ฃ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป & ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐</strong></p><p>* Introduce and raise engineering standards across the business</p><p> </p><p><strong>๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก</strong></p><p>I'm looking for someone who is <strong>๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.</strong></p><p>Someone who can walk into a business, understand what needs to change, make decisions and then <strong>๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐.</strong></p><p>Strong experience across:</p><p><strong>๐ฃ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป | ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด | ๐๐/๐๐ | ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ/๐๐ฒ๐๐ข๐ฝ๐ | ๐๐</strong></p><p>Experience within <strong>๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐</strong> would be particularly relevant.</p><p> </p><p><strong>๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ก๐?</strong></p><p>Because you won't just be <strong>๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.</strong></p><p>You'll have the opportunity to <strong>๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป.</strong></p><p>You'll have a <strong>๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ</strong>, genuine autonomy and the ability to influence how technology is built and used across the business.</p><p>If you're looking for the next step where <strong>๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ</strong>, this is one worth having a conversation about.</p><p>If you're a strong Python engineer who has moved into leadership, or an engineering leader who refuses to stop being hands-on, <strong>๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ.</strong></p><p><strong>๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐?</strong></p><p><strong>๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ช!!!</strong></p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/dG9ueS5rb3lyYXR0eS44MjUzNS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>Robert Half is exclusively partnering with a rapidly growing, international financial services business to recruit a Financial Controller based in Mayfair.</p><p> </p><p>Following a period of significant expansion, the business is investing heavily in strengthening and developing its finance function. This is a newly created opportunity for a commercially minded, technically strong finance professional who enjoys operating in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a genuine impact.</p><p> </p><p>Working closely with the Finance Director, you will act as their number two, taking ownership of key financial control activities while playing a significant role in strengthening the wider financial control environment. This is a hands-on position offering a broad remit, combining technical accounting and financial reporting with process improvement, risk management and controls development.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>The position will be split broadly between two key areas:</p><ol><li><strong> Financial Controls, Risk & Process Improvement</strong></li></ol><p>A major focus of the role will be to help develop and mature the financial control environment as the business continues to grow.</p><p>Responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Reviewing existing financial processes, identifying control weaknesses and highlighting areas for improvement.</li><li>Leading a risk and controls assessment to identify gaps within the current control framework.</li><li>Developing and implementing an improved financial controls framework, ensuring appropriate processes and procedures are documented.</li><li>Creating process narratives, control matrices and supporting documentation.</li><li>Working closely with senior stakeholders to embed stronger financial governance and accountability.</li><li>Taking ownership of identified issues and driving improvements through to completion.</li></ul><ol start="2"><li><strong> Financial Control & Technical Accounting</strong></li></ol><p>Alongside the controls remit, you will retain a strong hands-on financial accounting and reporting responsibility.</p><p>Key responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Owning the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.</li><li>Preparing and reviewing management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary.</li><li>Taking ownership of statutory financial statements and supporting the external audit process.</li><li>Overseeing budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.</li><li>Supporting regulatory capital reporting and wider financial governance.</li><li>Providing technical accounting guidance and resolving complex accounting queries.</li><li>Overseeing treasury-related activities and working closely with specialist teams responsible for client money reconciliations.</li><li>Representing Finance at internal committee meetings and deputising for the Finance Director when required.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>You will be given significant ownership and autonomy to identify problems, develop solutions and implement improvements. The successful individual will need to be comfortable operating at both a strategic and operational level, contributing to senior-level discussions while also being prepared to roll up their sleeves and get involved in the detail. You will manage one direct report and work closely with the Finance Director.</p><p> </p><p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><ul><li>Must be ACA qualified & audit/ practice trained</li><li>Ideally 3-5+ years' post-qualification experience.</li><li>Experience gained within a financial services environment, within an FCA-regulated business.</li><li>Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly IFRS and statutory financial reporting.</li><li>A solid understanding of financial controls, risk management and control frameworks.</li></ul><p><strong>Personality is equally important.</strong></p><p>We are looking for an ambitious, proactive individual with a genuine can-do attitude. Someone who is comfortable working in a dynamic, evolving environment, can manage multiple priorities and doesn't need constant direction.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Package & Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>Competitive salary, with flexibility depending on experience.</li><li>Annual performance-related bonus.</li><li>Private medical insurance.</li><li>Company pension contribution.</li><li>25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.</li><li>Hybrid working, with a minimum of three days per week in the London office.</li><li>Learning and development opportunities.</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/TW9sbGllLkRlbmVlZmVQb3J0ZXIuNzA2MDkuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">