FTC Financial Controller

Company: Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants
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Location: Scotland
Job Description:

Bring your Financial Controller experience to a 6-9 month temporary role with a broad and varied remit. You’ll oversee annual accounts, management reporting, budgets, controls and audit activity while managing a small finance team at Assistant Director level. The role would particularly suit an experienced contractor available at relatively short notice.

Duties for this role include, but are not limited to:

  • Oversee the day-to-day operation of the finance function.
  • Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable and credit control.
  • Produce monthly management accounts and senior management reporting.
  • Prepare draft annual financial statements and year-end audit information.
  • Liaise with internal and external auditors.
  • Support the completion of financial statements for the Annual Report.
  • Prepare and monitor annual and ad-hoc budgets.
  • Manage cashflow, banking and relevant financial controls.
  • Review payroll reports and oversee salary payments.
  • Maintain accurate General Ledger, capital expenditure and fixed asset information.
  • Provide financial analysis and support to senior leadership.
  • Ensure finance policies, procedures and internal controls are followed.
  • Manage and support a small finance team.
  • Maintain high-quality financial delivery throughout the temporary assignment.

Skills / Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with substantial financial and management accounting experience, including previous responsibility for annual reports and accounts. You’ll be comfortable operating at Financial Controller/Assistant Director level, taking ownership of a broad finance remit while managing a small team and working directly with senior stakeholders. Strong experience of year-end reporting, budgeting, audit and financial controls is essential, together with the ability to quickly understand existing systems and processes and provide continuity from the outset. As this is a 6-9 month temporary assignment, you’ll need to be available to start before December, with sufficient time to complete a handover.

For a full job description or further information on this role please call 711188 , or email jobs@leapfrogjobs.com .

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Posted: September 21st, 2026