My client is a rapidly expanding business growing through an aggressive acquisition strategy and they are now looking to recruit an interim Group Accountant / Financial Controller for a 6 month contract to cover their permanent recruitment process and subsequent notice period and handover.

The role is fully hands-on — ideal for someone who wants to combine technical rigour with operational responsibility and commercial exposure.

What you’ll do

* Lead end-to-end financial control across the group

* Deliver management accounts and year-end statutory accounts, ensuring consistency, compliance, and audit readiness.

* Implement and maintain a consistent chart of accounts, accounting policies, and reporting templates.

* Oversee transactional accounting in Xero and ensure accuracy and consistency across entities.

* Prepare and submit VAT returns, including management of partial VAT exemption.

* Lead the preparation for and coordination of the group’s first statutory audit, working closely with external auditors.

* Provide financial due diligence support on potential acquisitions, working closely with the founders and external advisers.

* Support the integration of new acquisitions (onboarding, accounting setup, reporting alignment).

* Monitor group cash flow and develop forecasting and treasury management processes.

* Prepare investor and board reporting packs and liaise with external stakeholders.

* Work with the founders on financial modelling, budgets, and fundraising support.

Who we are looking for

* ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with proven experience in a senior finance role with responsibility for financial reporting.

* Proven experience owning the full accounting cycle — from month-end close and management accounts through to preparation of statutory (year-end) accounts, VAT returns, and audit coordination.

* Strong technical accounting and consolidation skills.

* Comfortable being hands-on — happy to prepare accounts, reconcile, and improve processes.

* Confident using Xero, Excel, and management-reporting tool

This is a great opportunity with significant scope for progression as the group scales and interviews are ongoing so apply now