Interim Financial Controller - Hypergrowth Online Retail Brand

Interim Financial Controller - Hypergrowth Online Retail Brand | London, Hybrid - 1st November Start

Harmonic are delighted to be partnering with a high-growth, investor-backed D2C subscription business in their search for an Interim Interim Financial Controller on a 6 month contract, who has strong experience owning month-end and leading an external audit.

The business has scaled quickly to a team of several hundred and handles a high volume of customer payments. With the year-end audit approaching, they need an experienced finance professional to keep financial control tight and lead the audit preparation, providing cover while a permanent appointment is made.

This opportunity will suit someone with strong technical accounting and audit experience who is happy to be hands-on, cares about controls and process, and can get up to speed quickly.

The Role

Working closely with the Director of Finance and the FP&A team, you will own the month-end close, day-to-day finance operations and the preparation for the year-end audit. You will manage the Finance Assistant and take a handover from the current Finance Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close, keeping it accurate and on schedule
• Lead the pre-audit preparation over the coming weeks, then support or lead the external audit from February
• Act as a main point of contact for the external auditors and contribute to the statutory accounts
• Manage the Finance Assistant and oversee payment runs, invoice processing, banking and cash forecasting
• Prepare the group consolidation, working with the FP&A team
• Keep on top of compliance, including VAT and maintaining the cap table with the outsourced accountants
• Strengthen financial controls and close out open audit recommendations
• Find manual steps in finance processes and remove them, using systems and AI tools

What We Need to See (Essential)

• Fully qualified accountant with audit training (ACA or CA preferred)
• Experience as a Finance Manager, Senior Finance Manager or Financial Controller, with ownership of the month-end close
• Experience leading or managing an external audit and preparing statutory accounts
• A background in financial control and finance operations, as opposed to FP&A
• Experience in a high-transaction environment such as D2C, subscription or retail (ideally with exposure to payment gateways)
• Able to start before November and be in the office three days a week

Day Rate: £450-£525 per day, outside of IR35

Contract Length: 6 months

Start Date: ASAP, before November

Location: London / Hybrid (3 days in the office)

If you are interested - to be considered for the role please forward your CV to [email protected]

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