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Interim Financial Controller
Senior expertise that ensures accurate reporting
Large network of controllers across Sweden, Denmark and Germany
Winner of Swedish Business Award in Germany - Newcomer 2025
Always high quality and fast processes
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Are you looking for an experienced Financial Controller?
The role of interim financial controller requires a high level of competence in accounting, reporting and financial analysis. Our network includes senior controllers with experience in complex financial management and reporting issues, often in an international environment.
An interim consultant, with their broad experience, can also help streamline and improve accounting and reporting processes. We can quickly help you find the right candidate regardless of the regulatory framework you follow (K3, IFRS, US GAAP or government regulations).
We work with both large and small customers. In most sectors.
The right competence for you
Interim candidates are selective when choosing which partner to work with. That is why we are keen to offer the most interesting assignments to the candidates in our network. By doing so, we know we are attracting the best candidates on the market. Brightmill’s network is located all over Sweden, Denmark and Germany. Our candidates are carefully selected because they, with their mix of competence and experience, match the assignments we provide. With our candidate network and search process, we have created excellent conditions to provide our clients with the right consultant.
In the case of interim placements, the need is often urgent. That’s why it has to be fast, while maintaining quality. At Brightmill, we have sophisticated digital methods that support and facilitate the entire recruitment process. Our executive recruiters all have many years of experience in competence-based recruitment in interim management. With a combination of responsiveness and experience, they ensure that Brightmill’s recruitment processes are characterized by professionalism, credibility and business acumen.
Quality at all stages
At Brightmill, we have a solid process with a number of mandatory steps to ensure quality at all stages. In addition, an extensive system support is designed to support the recruiters in the process. At Brightmill, we work exclusively with search, i.e. we source the candidates we believe match the requirement profile.
In order to find the right candidate, we need, at the very earliest stage of an assignment, to create a common understanding of needs and requirements. We do this by developing a requirements profile in dialog with the customer. Through digital tools, we can define and weight competences and other requirements together in real time. Once the requirements are formulated, we start looking for the right candidates and then carry out a recruitment process tthe rules of the art. We know that we can have a consultant on site within two weeks of receiving the assignment inquiry. Often faster than that.
With ten years in the business, we know the interim market. This allows us to provide advice and tips at any stage of the process. Let us know how we can best assist you!
Why Brightmill?
We are specialists in interim management
A recognized provider that attracts the very best candidates.
One of the Nordics’ largest and most experienced interim firms
Your guarantee for secure and spot-on delivery.
Quality at every step
Our clients rate us 4,8 out of 5 on Trustpilot.
Streamlined from start to finish
Our business-oriented recruiters manage the entire process, from requirements profile to completed interim assignment.
Fast and spot-on
Thanks to advanced digitalization and AI, we deliver with both speed and uncompromising quality.
Our promise
Our goal is to add value to our customers through the right competence! When you engage Brightmill, you can expect an experienced partner with well-established routines for communication and follow-up. Our work processes are solid and well proven.
We have over ten years of experience in interim management and are one of the leading interim agencies in the Nordics. Our goal is to help you quickly and efficiently find the right interim consultant to meet your needs. Our working methods are efficient and modern, and our commitment to quality means that we know what our customers need and want.
Verified
Verified
Have had an open dialogue with Brightmill (Søren Selnæs), who quickly came up with a list of qualified candidates. The selected candidate has been able to solve all the practical tasks with a very high quality, has brought a broad knowledge within HR and local Swedish legislation, was up and running immediately and has been able to provide both general HR guidance and strategic input for the various tasks.
Grethe Højlund, Ipsen AB
Our work process
An overall needs analysis is carried out at the first contact. Thanks to our long experience and experienced executive recruiters, we can quickly understand the needs and advise on any questions or concerns.
Based on the needs analysis, we create, preferably together with the customer in real time, a requirements profile that defines requirements for skills and experience. The requirements profile then forms the basis for the continued process through dialogue with candidates, candidate presentations, reference taking and follow-up during the interim assignment.
Interim recruitment has to be fast. The secret is to have a large network of candidates with up-to-date information on their skills and availability. We have that at Brightmill. To find the best candidates, we always rely on our own network of carefully selected candidates across Sweden, Denmark and Germany. We work quickly and efficiently thanks to our proprietary system support that makes us spot-on and time-efficient.
In order to make the selection process as efficient as possible, we use our digital profile tool to compare candidates' competences with the requirements profile. This allows us to ensure the objectivity of the selection and that the candidates contacted have a relevant profile.
At Brightmill, we work exclusively with competence-based recruitment. The responsible executive recruiter interviews the candidates and prepares a clear candidate profile to complement the candidate's CV. Brightmill presents the most interesting candidates to the client.
The client interviews selected candidates and selects their final candidate.
Background checks are carried out on all candidates we present. Reference checks are carried out by Brightmill on the final candidate. It is also based on the requirements profile and supplemented by a series of generic questions that are compiled in writing in an easy-to-understand format.
Contracts are signed digitally with the client and then with the consultant. Brightmill also provides assistance with start-up and onboarding.
Creating value for our customers
One way to strengthen the level of knowledge in a team is to bring in a temporary specialist. A consultant who knows his craft inside out and can provide what is needed. Most of Brightmill’s customers testify that the level of knowledge in the group is raised when an interim consultant is brought in. This is the immediate effect of bringing in a resource with both seniority and expertise and often industry experience. This also helps to ensure that the consultant has a good understanding of the challenges that exist but also thoughts on how they can be addressed.
Whether it’s a line position or assisting with a specific project, an interim consultant can see situations and challenges in a new light and deliver results quickly. In this way, an interim specialist can contribute both value-creating activities and knowledge development to you as a customer.
Make an inquiry
Need help finding the right interim consultant quickly? We are specialists in interim management and have over ten years in the business.
Call us on +46 10 10 10 150 or make an inquiry here and we will contact you within 2 hours (during office hours). All information you provide to us is treated confidentially.
FAQ about
Interim Financial Controller
Short answer: Temporarily manages accounting and financial control, ensuring reporting, analysis and governance.
Responsibilities include:
– Financial reporting and control (monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements).
– Budgeting and forecasting.
– Analysis of results and key figures for decision support
– streamlining financial processes
– Ensuring internal control and compliance.
Short answer: When the company needs secure control and reporting quickly.
Common situations:
– Vacancy or temporary absence in the role.
– Periods of major change, growth or reorganization.
– Projects requiring extra analytical capacity or IFRS/US GAAP expertise.
– Annual accounts, audits or system changes where experience is needed immediately.
Short answer: flexibility, experience and high accuracy.
Example of value:
– Quick access to senior expertise.
– Improved processes and procedures.
– Reliable reporting even in periods of change.
– Deep knowledge of international regulations such as IFRS and US GAAP.
Short answer: Often within 1-3 weeks, usual assignment lasts 6-12 months.
Time is adjusted according to needs, project scope and handover.
Short answer: An interim financial controller ensures order and analysis in the finance function.
– Manages financial reporting and financial statements.
– Manages budgets and forecasts.
– Improves processes and internal controls.
– Provides managers and executives with a basis for decisions.
Short answer: Usually hourly rate, depending on experience and complexity.
Organization:
– Common objectives and clear mandate.
– Monthly deliverables and milestones.
– Regular follow-up and reporting.
– Full-time or part-time depending on needs.
– Structured handover to the permanent manager or organization at the end of the assignment.
Short answer: Improved quality and control in the finance function.
Example:
– Shorter year-end closing process.
– Improved accuracy of budget and forecasts.
– Reduced audit observations.
– Improved internal control and governance.
– Higher satisfaction of management and external stakeholders.
