Interim Finance Director (6 months FTC)
Posted 1 day ago by Ocean Technologies Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Finance Director role is a 6-month fixed-term contract reporting to the CFO, focused on transforming legacy systems and processes within the Finance department. The position involves enhancing efficiency, developing a skilled Finance team, and streamlining data sources to improve automation and consistency. The role requires extensive transformation experience and technical accounting skills, with a preference for candidates familiar with SaaS environments. The position supports a remote working environment and encourages internal mobility within the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with the CFO to review and strengthen the Finance organisation to ensure its well-structured, efficient, and aligned with business objectives.
- Engage with Finance team members to understand current processes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
- Support the ongoing development of Finance roles and responsibilities to enhance collaboration and effectiveness across the team.
- Oversee the review and integration of Finance systems, including ERP, to drive automation and data consistency.
- Implement best practices in cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
- Enhance reporting processes for the Board, Group, lenders, and the Digital Leadership Team.
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant; ACA, ACCA or CIMA plus relevant degree.
- Extensive post-qualification experience (PQE), ideally within complex or fast-paced environment.
- SaaS experience preferable.
- Use of Netsuite, Salesforce, Power BI and AI preferred.
- Extensive transformation and change management experience.
- Technical accounting skills.
- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- ERP / other system skills.
- Must be robust, technically competent and hands on with excellent modelling and systems skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Application Deadline: 21 November 2025
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: UK- London
Description
PLEASE NOTE: NO AGENCY CV"S WILL BE CONSIDERED
The Interim Finance Director role reports to the CFO and is for an initial 6-month contract with potential to extend. Support the CFO in transforming legacy systems and processes, driving greater efficiency and alignment across the business. Play a key role in developing a skilled and engaged Finance team while guiding the function through a period of positive change. Review and streamline data sources across the organisation to enhance consistency and increase automation.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with the CFO to review and strengthen the Finance organisation to ensure its well-structured, efficient, and aligned with business objectives.
- Engage with Finance team members to understand current processes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
- Support the ongoing development of Finance roles and responsibilities to enhance collaboration and effectiveness across the team.
- Oversee the review and integration of Finance systems, including ERP, to drive automation and data consistency.
- Implement best practices in cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
- Enhance reporting processes for the Board, Group, lenders, and the Digital Leadership Team.
Educational Attainment Skills, Knowledge, and Experience Required:
- Qualified accountant; ACA, ACCA or CIMA plus relevant degree
- Professional Background
- Extensive post-qualification experience (PQE), ideally within complex or fast-paced environment
- SaaS experience preferable
- Sector experience not required
- Use of Netsuite, Salesforce, Power BI and AI preferred
Expected Areas Of Competence
- Extensive transformation and change management experience
- Technical accounting skills
- Power BI / AI / reporting
- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
- ERP / other system skills
- Must be robust, technically competent and hands on with excellent modelling and systems skills
PLEASE NOTE: NO AGENCY CV'S WILL BE CONSIDERED
Benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Matching pension contribution up to 5%
- BUPA cash plan (to fund out of pocket medical costs) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Life assurance
- Further Benefits
- We operate a remote working environment where we fully support remote working
- We enable internal mobility by posting all vacancies on our internal job board and encourage all Oceaneers to make their next move within OTG
- We offer a referral fee to Oceaneers who refer new Oceaneers that subsequently join OTG
- We provide a culture of continuous development and growth