Finance Team Leader

We're excited to be supporting a well-established business in the Nuneaton area as they look for a Finance Team Leader to join them on a defined contract, likely running 3 to 6 months.

This is a genuinely hands-on leadership role at the centre of a live system changeover, not a desk job watching from the side-lines.

It's a brilliant opportunity for someone who wants real, visible impact without the long wind-up of a permanent role.

What You Will Be Doing

• Leading a finance team through a live system changeover, keeping day-to-day operations running smoothly while everything else changes around them.
• Mentoring, guiding and developing the team, providing regular support so nobody feels lost or left behind during the transition.
• Allocating workloads effectively, making sure deadlines and service levels are consistently met.
• Acting as the first point of escalation for complex queries, issues and process challenges.
• Working closely with IT and project colleagues to test, troubleshoot and bed in new processes as they go live.
• Monitoring team performance through KPIs, stepping in wherever performance dips during the transition.
• Supporting month-end activities, making sure deadlines are hit and information stays accurate.
• Maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders throughout the changeover.
• Providing hands-on support during busy periods, making sure nothing backs up while the new system beds in.
• Helping steady and onboard the team, keeping everyone consistent and confident as processes shift.

What We Need From You

• Proven people management experience is essential. This role lives or dies on how well you lead a team, not on any one technical skill.
• A bubbly, engaging personality, someone who naturally brings people with them and makes a team want to perform.
• Genuinely motivated by people, energised by helping a team succeed rather than just hitting numbers.
• Someone who loves a fast-paced challenge and finds energy in pressure rather than being knocked off balance by it.
• Confidence guiding others, allocating work and acting as a point of escalation.
• Comfortable working through a live system implementation or major process change, not just reading about one.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships quickly.
• Based on-site, full time, throughout the contract. This is not a hybrid or remote role, and availability at short notice is essential given the live go-live timeline this covers.

What's in it for you

• A clearly defined contract, likely 3 to 6 months, rather than an open ended commitment.
• A full-time, in-office position that puts you right in the middle of the business, giving genuine exposure to the wider projects being run and a great chance to build your network.
• A competitive rate of pay for the length of the contract.