Financial Controller

Cedar is partnered with an investor-backed SaaS business in the City of London to appoint an Interim Financial Controller. This is an initial 3-month Interim Financial Controller contract offering a day rate of £600-£700 per day. The Company This is an established software business with an international customer base and a lean, visible finance function. The business is entering an important period for finance and wants to bring in an experienced Interim Financial Controller who can quickly get to grips with the numbers, strengthen the underlying processes and leave the function in a much better place. There is genuine scope to make an impact. The role combines hands-on financial control with forecasting, reporting improvement and input into how the finance function should operate longer term. The Role Reporting into senior leadership, the Interim Financial Controller will take ownership of stabilising and improving the finance function. Key responsibilities include: Reviewing the balance sheet and strengthening the quality of reconciliations. Resolving historic accounting issues and improving confidence in the numbers. Tightening month-end close and introducing clearer financial controls. Improving the quality and timeliness of management reporting. Reviewing revenue accounting and other key technical areas. Supporting consolidated reporting across a multi-entity structure. Building better short-term cash flow visibility. Leading budgeting, reforecasting and ..... full job details .....