Interim Global Lease Controller
6 days ago
Bath
3-6 month contract role starting ASAP Interim Global Lease Controller- c.£100-125k - PE backed Bristol business Immediate Start | Highly Flexible A large, complex international group is seeking an experienced senior finance leader to take ownership of its global lease portfolio in a business-critical role with significant executive exposure. This role sits at the centre of the organisation’s financial governance, providing oversight of lease accounting, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring robust control across multiple jurisdictions. The role: • Lead and oversee all lease-related activity globally, ensuring consistent governance and control across the full lease lifecycle, • Provide strategic insight on lease vs. buy decisions, partnering with CFO, CEO and senior leadership, • Full accountability for IFRS 16 reporting, balance sheet integrity, and high-quality disclosures, • Oversee right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, including valuation, remeasurement and life cycle management, • Own audit relationships for lease accounting, ensuring audit readiness and timely resolution of issues, • Provide senior oversight of lease contract governance, working closely with Property, Legal and Procurement, • Drive performance, controls and continuous improvement across global lease processes, • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent), • Deep, hands-on IFRS 16 lease accounting experience in a large, complex organisation (non-negotiable), • Proven senior leadership experience with ownership of complex balance sheet areas, • Strong background in audit, controls, and global finance environments, • c.£100-125k (FTC) or day rate equivalent, • Highly flexible working - 2-4 days per month in the office Please get in touch for a confidential discussion if you have the required IFRS 16 & lease reporting experience and are available at short notice. # 4797047