Finance Manager – Outsourced Services
12 Month FTC
I'm working with a leading professional services firm looking to appoint an Interim Manager within its CFO Solutions team, supporting a diverse portfolio of clients and playing a key role in the delivery and development of outsourced finance services.
You'll take ownership of a varied client portfolio, ensuring the delivery of high-quality finance services while helping to develop a modern, technology-led offering centred around Xero and automation.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing a portfolio of clients across a variety of sectors, acting as a trusted point of contact.
- Overseeing the delivery and review of management accounts, statutory accounts and VAT returns.
- Leading client onboarding and more complex assignments, ensuring deadlines, budgets and quality standards are met.
- Reviewing technical work, identifying risks and supporting the resolution of technical accounting and VAT queries.
- Driving the implementation and development of Xero and associated finance applications.
- Managing, mentoring and developing a team, including workflow planning, resource allocation and scheduling.
- Overseeing billing, working capital, fee recovery and overall commercial performance.
- Supporting business development activities, proposals and client presentations.
About You
- We're keen to speak with candidates who have:
- Proven experience within an outsourced accounting, finance or business services environment.
- Strong technical knowledge across management accounts, statutory accounts and VAT.
- Experience reviewing work and managing client deliverables.
- Previous team management and development experience.
- Practical experience with Xero and associated applications, or a genuine interest in driving technology-led finance solutions.
- Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
- A commercially minded approach, with an understanding of billing, budgets and recoverability.
ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification.
The Opportunity
You'll be joining an ambitious and forward-thinking professional services environment, with the opportunity to influence the development of its CFO Solutions offering, work with a varied client base and lead a growing team.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates