Interim Finance Manager
Posted 1 week ago by Stanton House
£400 Per day
likely outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Finance Manager role at a PE-backed Tech Business in London involves providing hands-on support during global change and finance transformation over a 6-9 month contract. The position requires managing month-end reporting and improving processes while working in a hybrid model. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong month-end experience and the ability to adapt to fast-paced environments. This role offers a day rate of £400, likely outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead month-end close, ensuring accurate journals, reconciliations, and reporting within tight timelines.
- Support and guide management accountants, reviewing and approving postings as needed.
- Help embed the post-restructure ways of working, improving UK-US team alignment and clean handovers.
- Own cash flow management and forecasting, adding structure and visibility to Excel-based processes.
- Implement quick-win process improvements to make month-end more efficient and reduce recurring issues.
- Work across multiple systems ensuring consistent, controlled outputs.
- Support audit, compliance, and tax activities, keeping documentation organised and responsive.
- Contribute to wider finance projects across a growing, multi-entity international group.
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 1–2 years PQE.
- Strong end-to-end month-end experience, confident delivering under pressure and tightening timelines.
- Skilled in preparing, reviewing, and approving journals, supporting and upskilling junior accountants.
- Experienced in cash flow reporting and forecasting, structuring and clarifying Excel-based models.
- Comfortable in fast-changing, PE-backed, international environments, supporting handovers and team alignment.
- Quick to adapt to multiple finance systems and processes.
- Proactive, organised, solutions-focused, identifying quick wins and improving controls during transitions.
- Clear, collaborative communicator, able to build trust with UK and US stakeholders in a hybrid setup.
Salary (Rate): £400 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: likely outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Finance Manager - PE-backed Tech Business
Stanton House is currently recruiting for an Interim Finance Manager to join a PE-backed Tech Business in London on a 6-9-month contract (with the potential to be extended). This role offers a day rate of £400 per day (likely to be outside IR35) and a hybrid working model, with 3 days per week in the office in Central London and the rest from home.
As Finance Manager, you will provide hands-on support during global change, team transitions, and finance transformation. This role manages key month-end reporting, organises shifting priorities, and helps the team achieve a smoother, faster month-end process.
Responsibilities:
- Lead month-end close, ensuring accurate journals, reconciliations, and reporting within tight timelines.
- Support and guide management accountants, reviewing and approving postings as needed.
- Help embed the post-restructure ways of working, improving UK-US team alignment and clean handovers.
- Own cash flow management and forecasting, adding structure and visibility to Excel-based processes.
- Implement quick-win process improvements to make month-end more efficient and reduce recurring issues.
- Work across multiple systems ensuring consistent, controlled outputs.
- Support audit, compliance, and tax activities, keeping documentation organised and responsive.
- Contribute to wider finance projects across a growing, multi-entity international group.
To be suitable for this role you must have the following:
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 1–2 years PQE, ready to add immediate interim impact.
- Strong end-to-end month-end experience, confident delivering under pressure and tightening timelines.
- Skilled in preparing, reviewing, and approving journals, supporting and upskilling junior accountants.
- Experienced in cash flow reporting and forecasting, structuring and clarifying Excel-based models.
- Comfortable in fast-changing, PE-backed, international environments, supporting handovers and team alignment.
- Quick to adapt to multiple finance systems and processes.
- Proactive, organised, solutions-focused, identifying quick wins and improving controls during transitions.
- Clear, collaborative communicator, able to build trust with UK and US stakeholders in a hybrid setup.
If you meet the above criteria and are available immediately or on short notice, please apply. Unfortunately, given the number of applications, we may be unable to respond to all unsuccessful applications.