Interim Finance Manager
Posted 1 week ago by Curtis Recruitment on Reed
£70,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Summary: The Interim Finance Manager role is focused on delivering key finance projects within a leading education sector company. The position requires overseeing a small finance team, providing mentorship, and ensuring high-quality reporting and analysis. The ideal candidate will be a qualified finance professional with strong management experience and a proactive approach to process improvement. This role is critical for maintaining financial performance and compliance while supporting strategic insights for senior management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a small finance team to deliver on project criteria.
- Produce monthly management accounts and reports adhering to company policies.
- Improve processes and reporting in collaboration with the Executive Chairman.
- Analyze financial performance and maintain cash flow forecasting processes.
- Ensure compliance with tax, accounting, auditing, and reporting requirements.
- Coordinate the annual external audit.
- Prepare and monitor performance against forecasts and budgets.
- Provide strategic insights to senior management proactively.
- Enhance productivity and efficiency through process development.
- Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Deliver company secretarial responsibilities.
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with relevant PQE.
- Strong accounting systems experience, preferably with system implementation.
- Experience in early education would be beneficial.
- High attention to detail and focus on controls and processes.
- Up-to-date technical skills for preparing statutory accounts.
- Ability to work closely with external stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven people management skills with staff development experience.
- Confidence to challenge senior opinions while maintaining relationships.
Salary (Rate): £70,000
City: Berkhamsted
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Finance