Summary: The Finance Manager / Controller role is an interim position focused on overseeing financial operations for a multi-site capital equipment client during a maternity leave. The position involves managing a lease team, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and providing strategic financial insights to enhance performance and profitability. The role requires collaboration with the Regional Director and includes responsibilities such as budgeting, performance monitoring, and the development of management information systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the lease team with two direct reports.
• Provide support, information, and advice on commercial and financial aspects of leased capital and warehouse equipment.
• Monitor, control, and report on divisional financial accounts and fleet of equipment.
• Ensure accuracy of financial data allocation within the division.
• Produce management information detailing financial performance across operating areas.
• Formulate performance targets and budgets with supporting information and calculations.
• Design and build management information systems to improve performance and profitability.
• Monitor performance of external suppliers through KPIs and analysis.
• Build and present dashboards on PowerBI.
• Produce and present financial planning and analysis for the division.

Key Skills:

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA).
• Project Management skills.
• Strong communication and presentational skills.
• Deadline oriented.
• Accounting, statistical analysis, and financial planning expertise.
• PowerBI skills advantageous.
• Statistical analysis experience preferred.
• Background in capital equipment, leasing, or distribution useful.

Salary (Rate): £400

City: Leicester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance