Job Description

Interim Financial Controller (6 months)

Core3 are working with a leading manufacturing business to recruit an Interim Financial Controller to step into a critical role during a period of transition. This is an opportunity to take ownership of finance operations across multiple UK sites, providing strong controllership.

Why join our client?

You’ll be joining a complex business where finance is integral to stability and growth. This role offers the chance to bring leadership, structure, and oversight to a capable team through busy month-ends, audits, and ongoing change – making an immediate impact and driving confidence across the function.
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How you’ll make an impact

As Interim Financial Controller, you’ll ensure continuity across core finance operations, supporting finance teams across the UK. You’ll take charge of month-end, reporting, and audits while guiding and supporting local finance managers.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Owning month-end close, reconciliations, balance sheet integrity, and reporting
• Overseeing Finance Managers across multiple sites, ensuring consistency and timely delivery
• Reviewing and approving AP/AR activity, vendor setups, credit limits, and payments
• Acting as lead contact for audit (PWC), ensuring smooth handover and issue resolution
• Providing oversight to the shared service team (c.7 people), supporting issue resolution and escalation
• Driving balance sheet discipline, financial controls, and compliance (including internal controls projects with EY)
• Supporting team stability and confidence through organisational change
  
  

Why our client is excited about you

You’re a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with strong controllership and operational finance experience. You’ve worked in complex businesses of scale, ideally in manufacturing or engineering, and you understand variances and stock.

You’ll also bring:

• Proven experience managing finance operations through transition or change
• Knowledge of audit and SOX/internal controls
• A confident, people-first leadership style – building trust and guiding teams calmly through busy periods
  
  

The assignment

• Duration: 6 months
• Day rate: £400–£500 per day (Inside IR35, via umbrella)
• Start: ASAP 
• Location: Gloucestershire
  
  

This is a brilliant interim opportunity to join a business and make an immediate impact. You’ll step into a key role that ensures continuity, with scope to influence the future structure of the finance team.

Apply now or get in touch with Core3 – louis@core3.co.uk // 0117 213 0300