Interim Finance Transformation Consultant

Location: West Midlands - Hybrid Working

Contract: Interim, approximately 6 months

Remuneration: Competitive, dependent on experience

MLC Partners are working with a charitable organisation based in the West Midlands to recruit an experienced Interim Finance Transformation Consultant to lead a significant programme of financial improvement and transformation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished senior finance professional to make a meaningful impact, strengthening financial governance, improving reporting and controls, and driving sustainable improvements across the finance function.

Working closely with the Chief Executive, Executive Team and Board, you will provide strategic financial leadership, professional challenge and hands-on support during a critical period of organisational improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the Finance Improvement Plan, establishing clear priorities, governance, milestones and accountability.
• Strengthen financial management, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial controls.
• Improve the quality and timeliness of management accounts, Board reporting and financial information.
• Oversee statutory accounts, external audits, compliance and financial assurance.
• Support financial recovery planning, savings delivery and the Medium-Term Financial Plan.
• Provide strategic financial advice and constructive challenge to the Chief Executive, Board and senior leadership.
• Lead, mentor and develop the finance team, embedding improved processes and a high-performance culture.
• Deliver sustainable improvements to financial systems, processes and governance.

The Successful Candidate

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience.
• Extensive senior financial leadership experience, ideally as a Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director, Section 151 Officer or equivalent.
• Proven track record of delivering finance transformation, financial improvement or organisational turnaround programmes.
• Strong technical knowledge of financial governance, statutory reporting, audit and financial controls.
• Experience operating within complex, politically governed or highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrable experience leading and developing finance teams through periods of change.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to influence Executive Teams, Boards and senior operational leaders.
• Commercially astute, solutions-focused and capable of delivering measurable improvements within challenging timescales.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in strengthening the financial foundations of a charitable organisation undergoing significant improvement.

The successful candidate will have the autonomy to shape and deliver meaningful financial improvements while leaving a sustainable legacy across the organisation.

If you are an experienced interim finance leader with a strong track record in transformation and improvement, please apply or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Please reach out to Sam Rasera at MLC Partners for a confidential conversation.