Interim Finance Director
Posted 4 days ago by Finatal
£1,000 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Carlisle, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Finance Director will lead a 20-person finance team within a listed, FCA-regulated financial services platform, focusing on operational finance oversight, management accounts, and regulatory reporting. This role demands a hands-on leader who can drive process improvements and enhance financial governance while working closely with the MD and Group. The position is hybrid, requiring on-site presence 3-4 days per week. The contract duration is between 6 to 12 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership of a 20-person finance team
- Operational finance oversight in a high-volume transactional environment
- Management accounts, statutory reporting, and audit (Dec year-end)
- FCA regulatory reporting and controls
- Strengthening financial governance and internal controls
- Driving process improvements and efficiencies
- Enhancing quality of SLAs across banking and transaction flows
- Upskilling and professionalising elements of a legacy finance function
Key Skills:
- Proven FD / senior finance leader in FCA-regulated financial services
- Strong operational finance background (controls, reporting, audit)
- Experienced in high-volume, process-heavy environments
- Track record of improving finance functions and implementing efficiencies
- Comfortable working on-site 3–4 days per week
Salary (Rate): £1000pd
City: Carlisle
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Finance
Interim Finance Director – Financial Services
Location: Carlisle (Hybrid)
Contract: 6–12 months
Day Rate: £800-1000pd
Inside of IR35
CT1202
I’m supporting a listed, FCA-regulated financial services platform (c.£600m AUM) in appointing an Interim Finance Director.
The Role
You’ll report to the MD of the business unit with a dotted line into Group.
Core focus areas:
- Leadership of a 20-person finance team
- Operational finance oversight in a high-volume transactional environment
- Management accounts, statutory reporting and audit (Dec year-end)
- FCA regulatory reporting and controls
- Strengthening financial governance and internal controls
- Driving process improvements and efficiencies
- Enhancing quality of SLAs across banking and transaction flows
- Upskilling and professionalising elements of a legacy finance function
This is not a “sit back” role. It requires a visible, sleeves-rolled-up leader comfortable operating in detail while improving the broader structure.
The Profile
- Proven FD / senior finance leader in FCA-regulated financial services
- Strong operational finance background (controls, reporting, audit)
- Experienced in high-volume, process-heavy environments
- Track record of improving finance functions and implementing efficiencies
- Comfortable working on-site 3–4 days per week