Interim Head of Finance
Posted Today by Agora Talent
£69 Per hour
Undetermined
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Head of Finance will support a newly appointed CFO and Financial Controller in a high-growth outdoor/lifestyle business during a critical period. This fully remote role involves enhancing financial reporting, improving processes, and addressing compliance issues ahead of year-end. Key responsibilities include managing VAT work across Europe, supporting tax compliance, and driving finance transformation initiatives. The position requires a qualified accountant with a strong technical background and experience in fast-paced environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading on historic VAT work across multiple European jurisdictions, working closely with external advisors
- Reviewing and reconciling VAT balances, ensuring accuracy across systems and filings
- Mapping and improving VAT processes, including implementation of OSS registration
- Supporting corporate and payroll tax compliance across international entities
- Driving process mapping across finance, sales, and stock to ensure accurate revenue recognition and cost accounting
- Identifying and implementing improvements to stock reconciliation processes and controls
- Supporting the Financial Controller with year-end audit preparation and key reconciliations (including stock)
- Contributing to month-end close and reporting, as well as broader project work across the finance function
- Supporting on cashflow and working capital initiatives as required
Key Skills:
- Qualified ACA / ACCA (or equivalent)
- Strong technical accounting background, including audit, statutory reporting, and month-end close
- Experience in a D2C, retail, or fast-growth stock-based environment
- Proven experience in European VAT and broader compliance activities
- Demonstrated capability in process mapping and driving operational improvements
- Hands-on, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Able to balance getting into the detail with supporting wider strategic initiatives
Salary (Rate): £68.75/hr
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Head of Finance 6 Month Contract Fully Remote (occasional HQ travel) We’re supporting a high-growth, consumer-led business in the outdoor/lifestyle sector, looking to appoint an Interim Head of Finance to support a newly appointed CFO and Financial Controller during a critical period. This role will play a key part in strengthening financial reporting, improving processes, and addressing historic compliance matters ahead of year-end.
The Role You will take ownership across a broad remit spanning compliance, reporting, and finance transformation, including:
- Leading on historic VAT work across multiple European jurisdictions, working closely with external advisors
- Reviewing and reconciling VAT balances, ensuring accuracy across systems and filings
- Mapping and improving VAT processes, including implementation of OSS registration
- Supporting corporate and payroll tax compliance across international entities
- Driving process mapping across finance, sales, and stock to ensure accurate revenue recognition and cost accounting
- Identifying and implementing improvements to stock reconciliation processes and controls
- Supporting the Financial Controller with year-end audit preparation and key reconciliations (including stock)
- Contributing to month-end close and reporting, as well as broader project work across the finance function
- Supporting on cashflow and working capital initiatives as required
Candidate Profile Qualified ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) Strong technical accounting background, including audit, statutory reporting, and month-end close Experience in a D2C, retail, or fast-growth stock-based environment Proven experience in European VAT and broader compliance activities Demonstrated capability in process mapping and driving operational improvements Hands-on, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment Able to balance getting into the detail with supporting wider strategic initiatives
Additional Information Immediate start preferred 6 month duration Fully remote with occasional travel to HQ