Interim Finance Manager
Posted 7 days ago by Gleeson Recruitment Group
£425 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Finance Manager role involves overseeing financial reporting, control, and analysis for a large group in Leicester, with a focus on high-value projects. The position requires a qualified accountant with strong leadership and management accounting skills, and it offers the potential to transition into a permanent role. The candidate will manage a team and collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure timely financial processes. This is a hybrid position requiring immediate availability for a duration of 3 to 4 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ownership of the month-end close process and delivery of management accounts for multiple central functions within tight timescales
- Review and report on monthly spend with senior stakeholders across the business
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations (accruals, payroll, prepayments etc.)
- Manage and develop two experienced Accounts Assistants
- Collaborate with Group Reporting on forecasting, audit schedules, and reporting packs
- Approve POs, invoices and payments in line with authority limits
- Drive process improvements across intercompany recharges and financial controls
- Support strategic and ad hoc projects as required
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) is ideal
- Strong management accounting and group reporting background is essential
- Team management experience is essential
- Highly organised with great attention to detail
- Available at short notice and comfortable working in a fast-paced group setting
Salary (Rate): £425.00/daily
City: Leicester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Interim Finance Manager £375-£400 per day | Inside IR35 | Hybrid | 3 - 4 Months (Potential to Go Permanent) Gleeson Recruitment Group are thrilled to be supporting a large and well-established group in Leicester who are looking for an experienced Interim Finance Manager to join them with immediate effect. Supporting multiple central functions and high-value projects (c.£100m+ spend), this role plays a key part in ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, control, and analysis at the group level. Ideal for a hands-on, qualified accountant with strong leadership skills, Group reporting and business partnering experience, this opportunity also has the potential to convert to a permanent role for the right candidate.
Interim Finance Manager Responsibilities:
- Ownership of the month-end close process and delivery of management accounts for multiple central functions within tight timescales
- Review and report on monthly spend with senior stakeholders across the business
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations (accruals, payroll, prepayments etc.)
- Manage and develop two experienced Accounts Assistants
- Collaborate with Group Reporting on forecasting, audit schedules, and reporting packs
- Approve POs, invoices and payments in line with authority limits
- Drive process improvements across intercompany recharges and financial controls
- Support strategic and ad hoc projects as required
The Ideal Candidate:
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) is ideal
- Strong management accounting and group reporting background is essential
- Team management experience is essential
- Highly organised with great attention to detail
- Available at short notice and comfortable working in a fast-paced group setting
Start: ASAP | Location: Leicester | Hybrid working (3 days in the office) with flexible hours If you are available on short notice, live within a reasonable daily commute to Leicester and can commit fully to the business for the next 3-4 months, please don't hesitate to apply today. Interviews commence from Friday 4th July. At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.