Interim Controller

Reliable financial reporting and control, on short notice, whether your controller is unexpectedly away, a replacement is taking longer to find, or a project simply needs more hands.

We place experienced controllers across the Nordics, ready to take charge from the very first week.

When reporting can’t wait for a hire

An Interim Controller joins your company at short notice and keeps financial reporting, processes and control running until you’ve found a permanent solution. Companies typically reach out when:

  • A controller has left without much warning, or is on extended leave
  • Hiring a permanent replacement is taking longer than expected
  • A finance system or process project needs dedicated hands to hit its deadlines
  • Your CFO needs someone reliable to lean on during a demanding period

Our controllers work with businesses of every size, from growing companies navigating their first leadership change to established, listed groups that depend on solid group-level reporting. We offer the service across Finland, Sweden and Norway.

What an interim controller actually takes on

From day one, your interim controller owns the day-to-day reporting function, handling processes just as a permanent controller would. Here’s what that looks like in practice:

  • Quick to get moving. Your interim controller adapts to your systems and processes fast, without a long ramp-up period.
  • Nothing falls behind. Reporting cycles, reconciliations and internal deadlines keep running as normal.
  • A clean handover. Once a permanent controller is in place, your interim controller makes sure the transition is thorough and well-documented.
  • More than a stand-in. A seasoned interim controller tends to notice where processes could be tighter, and can pull in specialist support from Greenstep’s 800+ experts, including tax and legal, whenever it’s useful.
Jessica PalmuViivi HäkliAleksi RiikonenCarl HaraldJasmine CarewMari Kainulainen

How we find your controller

You tell us what’s going on. From there, we look at our team and match you with someone whose background genuinely fits.

Once they’re in, they’re in, ready to take ownership from the first week. We keep checking in as the engagement runs, and when the time comes to hand things back over, we make sure it’s a clean transition.

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