Interim Finance Manager
Posted 1 week ago by Jobserve
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Summary: The Interim Finance Manager role involves overseeing day-to-day finance operations and providing financial control during a transitional period. This position requires a hands-on approach to operational finance, management reporting, and cash management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in a similar interim role and be adept at managing financial processes and stakeholder relationships. Immediate or short-notice availability is required for this contract position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, payroll and banking
- Produce monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary
- Manage cash flow forecasting and monitor daily cash positions
- Maintain accurate financial records and ensure general ledger integrity
- Prepare and submit VAT returns
- Implement, review and maintain robust financial controls and processes
- Monitor expenditure, review costs and identify opportunities for savings and efficiencies
- Manage key supplier relationships, including negotiating and agreeing payment terms
Key Skills:
- Proven experience operating as a Finance Manager or Senior Finance professional in an interim capacity
- Strong, hands-on approach with the ability to operate across operational and reporting finance
- Confident producing management accounts and managing cash flow in fast-paced environments.
- Comfortable improving processes and controls while maintaining business-as-usual delivery
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work closely with non-finance teams
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Cheltenham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Finance Manager
Interim Contract Immediate/Short-notice Start
We are supporting an organisation with the appointment of an Interim Finance Manager to oversee day-to-day finance operations and provide hands-on financial control during a period of change. This is a broad, delivery-focused role, ideal for an experienced interim comfortable operating across operational finance, management reporting and cash management.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, payroll and banking
- Produce monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary
- Manage cash flow forecasting and monitor daily cash positions
- Maintain accurate financial records and ensure general ledger integrity
- Prepare and submit VAT returns
- Implement, review and maintain robust financial controls and processes
- Monitor expenditure, review costs and identify opportunities for savings and efficiencies
- Manage key supplier relationships, including negotiating and agreeing payment terms
The ideal candidate
- Proven experience operating as a Finance Manager or Senior Finance professional in an interim capacity
- Strong, hands-on approach with the ability to operate across operational and reporting finance
- Confident producing management accounts and managing cash flow in fast-paced environments.
- Comfortable improving processes and controls while maintaining business-as-usual delivery
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work closely with non-finance teams
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