Interim Finance Director
Posted 1 day ago by 1773841769
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Redditch, Worcestershire
Summary: The role of Interim Finance Director involves leading and mentoring finance teams in a manufacturing SME, focusing on immediate impact and improvements in financial processes. The candidate will support the Managing Director with cash management and forecasting while delivering insightful financial analysis. This position requires a hands-on finance professional with strong leadership skills and the ability to navigate complex financial challenges. The role is critical during a period of change for the business, aiming to add value and stability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor existing finance teams across the UK and internationally, ensuring strong communication and remote leadership.
- Drive improvements in audit, controls, and governance, embedding robust financial processes and best practice.
- Provide hands-on support to the Managing Director, particularly around cash management and forecasting for unpredictable project cash flows.
- Deliver accurate, insightful financial modelling and forecasting across UK and international operations.
- Support decision-making with clear financial analysis, often working offline with complex spreadsheet modelling due to current IT system limitations.
- Oversee elements of IT and HR management as required.
Key Skills:
- Proven leadership experience within a project led manufacturing business, ideally within a capital equipment environment.
- Strong audit and controls background - able to identify gaps and implement improvements effectively.
- A resilient, pragmatic, and robust character, able to navigate the challenges of fluctuating project cash flows.
- Hands-on finance professional with excellent spreadsheet skills and the ability to extract and analyse data outside of system constraints.
- Confident forecaster and modeller, capable of providing clarity and direction in a complex, multi-site international business.
Salary (Rate): £750.00 Daily
City: Redditch
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Finance Director We are supporting an SME business who specialise in manufacturing capital equipment, to find an Interim Finance Director. This is a pivotal role requiring someone who can hit the ground running from day one and provide immediate impact. Key Responsibilities - Lead and mentor existing finance teams across the UK and internationally, ensuring strong communication and remote leadership. - Drive improvements in audit, controls, and governance, embedding robust financial processes and best practice. - Provide hands-on support to the Managing Director, particularly around cash management and forecasting for unpredictable project cash flows. - Deliver accurate, insightful financial modelling and forecasting across UK and international operations. - Support decision-making with clear financial analysis, often working offline with complex spreadsheet modelling due to current IT system limitations. - Oversee elements of IT and HR management as required. Candidate Profile - Proven leadership experience within a project led manufacturing business, ideally within a capital equipment environment. - Strong audit and controls background - able to identify gaps and implement improvements effectively. - A resilient, pragmatic, and robust character, able to navigate the challenges of fluctuating project cash flows. - Hands-on finance professional with excellent spreadsheet skills and the ability to extract and analyse data outside of system constraints. - Confident forecaster and modeller, capable of providing clarity and direction in a complex, multi-site international business. This is an exciting opportunity to join a respected specialist engineering business at a critical time, adding real value and stability during a period of change. If you are an experienced Interim Finance Director with the skills to deliver immediate impact, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.