Interim Finance Control & Reconciliations Lead
| Posting date: | 27 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £300 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2026 |
| Location: | LS11 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Tru Talent |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 3964-41668 |
Summary
Interim Finance Control & Reconciliations Lead
Location: Leeds - Onsite
Duration: 3-6 months (Interim)
Start Date: ASAP
Role Purpose
To provide short-term senior finance support to strengthen our clients finance control environment during a period of transition.
This role will focus on reviewing reconciliations, applying independent challenge, supporting the sign-off of key finance controls, and improving overall process discipline. A key objective will be ensuring finance outputs are accurate, well evidenced, and fully audit ready.
This is a senior, hands-on role requiring strong technical judgement, attention to detail, and the ability to operate with a high degree of independence.
Key Responsibilities of the Interim Finance Control & Reconciliations Lead:
1. Reconciliation Review & Sign-Off
• Review daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations across key finance processes
• Validate that all reconciling items are clearly understood, evidenced and appropriately followed up
• Challenge unsupported balances, unexplained movements and aged items
• Ensure reconciliations are complete, accurate, and ready for formal sign-off
• Support the Finance Director with review and approval of key reconciliations where required
2. Financial Control & Audit readiness
• Review and assess effectiveness of existing finance controls
• Ensure supporting documentation is complete, accurate and audit-ready
• Identify control gaps and recommend practical remediation actions
• Support delivery of audit actions and ongoing remediation activity
• Promote consistent application of controls across the finance function
3. Month-end & Reporting support
• Support month-end close activity, including review of journals, accruals and balance sheet movements
• Challenge variance analysis to ensure explanations are fully supported by data
• Review management accounts / client reporting outputs prior to submission
• Ensure all month-end deliverables are completed to agreed timelines and standards
4. Payments, Refunds & Exception processes
• Review controls relating to payments, refunds, reversals, returned cheques and DDIC activity
• Ensure exceptions are appropriately logged, evidenced and escalated
• Assess adherence to SOPs and identify where clarification or improvement is required
• Support strengthening of exception approval and governance processes
5. Process Improvement & Documentation
• Document key finance processes, identifying gaps in ownership, control or evidence
• Support development and enhancement of SOPs
• Recommend improvements to reduce manual processes and strengthen control frameworks
• Assist with workload mapping and process reallocation where required
6. Team Support & Capability uplift
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior and part-qualified team members
• Improve the standard and consistency of reconciliation preparation and review
• Support clearer ownership, accountability and discipline across finance processes
Required Experience for the Interim Finance Control & Reconciliations Lead:
Essential:
• Strong background in financial control and reconciliation review
• Solid understanding of balance sheet controls and month-end close processes
• Experience reviewing work prepared by others with the ability to provide constructive challenge
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large and complex data sets
• Experience working in an audit-focused or tightly controlled finance environment
• Ability to identify control weaknesses and recommend practical improvements
• Confident working independently and escalating issues appropriately
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines
Desirable:
• Experience in payments, refunds, banking, reconciliations or operational finance
• Exposure to public sector or high-volume transactional environments
• Experience supporting audit remediation or control improvement projects
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