Interim Financial Controller PE Backed SaaS Scale Up

Interim FinancialController PE Backed SaaS Scale Up Manchester

Harmonic are delighted to be partnering once again with one of the UK's most successful PE Backed SaaS scale ups, with their search for an Interim Financial Controller on a 9-12 month contract. Turning over around £50mill, our client is based in Central Manchester and specialise in developing tools designed for modern cloud data warehouses. The company has grown rapidly alongside the rise of cloud computing and data-driven decision-making, serving customers across industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, and technology. Today, they are recognized as a key player in the modern data stack, helping organizations turn raw data into actionable insights.

They are a non-corporate, exceptionally friendly, and ambitious team looking to strengthen their finance function with a strong technical finance professional to take over a maternity cover contract.

The Role:

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a pivotal role in managing the financial operations of the group, with an additional focus towards leading on overseeing the statutory accounts as well as the management accounts. The business is undergoing a period of change currently so this role will suit candidates that can operate in fast paced environments, comfortable having a high degree of autonomy and influence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership of the group multi-currency consolidation
• Ownership of individual entities balance sheet reconciliations
• Compliance reporting, corporate tax returns, VAT & payroll taxes
• Improve and implement robust financial controls
• Manage and mentor two finance assistants
• Preparation and submission of monthly payrolls for all group entities
• Responsible for leading on technical accounting issues, providing guidance to the wider finance team
• Assisting with development of group accounting policies
• Lead integration of new acquired companies financial systems into the further group

What We're Looking For (Essential Skills):

• Fully qualified (ACCA / ACA / CIMA / ICAS / ICAEW)

Bonus Skills:

• SaaS industry experience

Day Rate:

• £400 - £500 (Outside IR35)

Location:

• Central Manchester
• Hybrid (2-3 days WFH)

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.