Interim Financial Controller - Belfast City Centre

Interim Financial Controller Role - MAT Cover

July 2026 Start

Salary Up to £60K

Belfast City Centre Location

As Interim Financial Controller you will be responsible for the following:

• Manage Accounts Team, including:

• Support team & manage workloads to achieve business time frames
• Plan and co-ordinate the annual Finance Timetable
• Review bank reconciliations & daily funds transfers
• Review Accounts Mailbox & support requests

• Reporting:
  • Time reporting
  • Statutory accounts
  • Government surveys

• Coordinate annual audit
• Coordinate annual PSA submission

• Budgets & Cash Flow:

• Produce firm-wide capacity budgets for fee earners and revise quarterly
• Produce firm-wide salary budget
• Produce firm-wide fee targets based on capacity and revise quarterly

• Attend meetings:

• Attend regular Accounts team meetings and contribute as required
• Attend regular Finance Meetings with Managing & Finance Partners and Finance Director and internal Firm meetings on behalf of Finance Team

• Provide support:

• Assist the Finance Director to provide technical support in VAT, Tax and Regulatory matters
• Produce commercial information for tender submissions and resolve ledger queries

• Other duties as required, to include,

• Provide cover for Finance Director and Senior Financial Controller
• Provide ad hoc management information to partners, colleagues and clients
• Provide analysis to support Working Capital Manager as required

The Person:

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience working within professional services
• Experience in managing a team
• Experience in reporting to multiple stakeholders (e.g. Partners)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to use initiative
• Extremely competent working with MS Office and accounting systems

Desirable Skills & Experience

ACA qualified Chartered Accountant

Auditing background

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Clare Simpson at MCS Group 028 96953499

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