Financial Controller – Part Time 6 months

Having recently completed a Series A funding round, our client is entering a critical phase of financial maturity, including its first statutory audit for the year ending 31 December 2026. We are looking for a Financial Controller 3 days a week for an initial 6 months period. You will work alongside the existing finance team to strengthen financial controls and professionalise core financial processes.

Cutting edge technology business based in Cambridge.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of the audit file, including all schedules, reconciliations, and supporting workings required for the FY2026 statutory audit
• Prepare and maintain a comprehensive judgements and estimates log covering all key areas of accounting judgement including revenue recognition, grant income, R&D capitalisation, and share-based payments
• Review and redraft accounting policies to ensure full compliance with UK GAAP (FRS 102), including grant income, turnover, deferred tax, and share-based payments
• Review and resolve the revenue recognition treatment for future Government contracts
• Review the VAT recovery position on share issue costs and advise on any exposure
• Oversee the preparation of the R&D tax credit claim for FY2025, ensuring qualifying expenditure is tracked by project and technical narratives are appropriately supported
• Review the deferred tax position and ensure accounting policy disclosures are updated accordingly
• Prepare inter-company reconciliations as part of the month-end close process
• Financial Controls and Processes
• Implement a formal month-end close process with defined timetables and ownership
• Develop a VAT governance framework

We are looking for a candidate which experience of operating in a scale up environment who can commit to 3 days a week for the next 6 months and possibly beyond.

£500 – £600 a day

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this fixed term contract vacancy.

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