Financial Controller (6 months FTC)

Financial Controller (6 month FTC) – Job Description

Position: Financial Controller (6-month contract)
Location: Isle of Man or Jersey (hybrid office/remote)
Reporting to: Finance Director (or equivalent)
Sector: Fiduciary, fund and advisory services (PE-backed)

Role Purpose

To drive disciplined financial reporting, control and compliance across the business, ensuring accurate and reliable financial information supports sound commercial decision-making in a growing, private equity-backed environment. The role will act as the hands-on senior finance lead on a day-to-day basis, while the Finance Director focuses on strategic finance and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting and Control

• Lead month-end, quarter-end and year-to-date financial close processes.
• Prepare timely and accurate management accounts with meaningful analysis.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial reporting, reconciliations and financial data.

Compliance and Governance

• Maintain a strong financial control environment.
• Support statutory, regulatory and internal reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with external auditors, regulatory bodies and tax advisors.

Budgeting, Forecasting and Analysis

• Partner with business leaders to refresh budgets and short-term forecasts.
• Analyse variances against budget and prior periods, providing clear insights and recommendations.

Process and Systems

• Champion improvements to financial systems, processes and controls to support hybrid working and business growth.
• Drive automation and system integration where possible, including ERP and finance tools.

Team and Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with finance, operations and leadership teams to align performance metrics with business objectives.
• Support the Finance Director with financial presentations and internal and external stakeholder communications.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Strong financial control and reporting experience, ideally within financial services, fiduciary or funds environments.
• High proficiency in Excel and financial systems.
• Experience managing controls, compliance and audit processes.

Highly Desirable

• Experience working in a private-equity-backed business.
• Exposure to multi-jurisdictional finance (Isle of Man and/or Jersey).
• Background in process improvement and system implementation.