Interim Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Role type: Interim with potential to become permanent

Working hours: Full time, with part time considered f or the right candidate

Company Overview

Our client is a fast growing Managed Service Provider specialising in Managed IT Services, Business Communications for businesses across the UKK

The business is now looking to appoint an experienced Interim Head of Finance / Financial Controller to support the board and wider team across day to day finance operations, cash management, process improvement and multi entity bookkeeping.

Role Overview

This role has been created to bring greater structure, consistency and visibility to the finance function during a period of continued growth.

The immediate focus will be to strengthen day to day finance operations, bring bookkeeping across the group entities up to date, improve cash visibility, and ensure the business has accurate and timely management information.

This is a hands on role suited to someone commercially pragmatic, organised and comfortable operating in a growing SME environment where cash is actively managed and profits are largely reinvested into the business.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Operations & Team Support

Oversee day to day finance operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and support for the wider accounts team.

Credit Control & Debt Recovery

Support the team with customer payments and aged debtors, ensuring debt is reported on, followed up and actively managed.

Cash Flow Management

Monitor cash flow trends and support the business with proactive cash management, short and medium term forecasting, and clear visibility over working capital pressures.

Bookkeeping & Multi Entity Finance

Bring bookkeeping up to date across UK, and group entities, ensuring core postings, reconciliations and entity level records are accurate, timely and usable.

Process & Procedure Improvement

Introduce, document and embed practical finance processes across purchase ledger, sales ledger, month end, payment approvals, expenses and commissions.

Management Reporting

Prepare monthly management accounts, budgets and P&L reporting, while helping the business develop useful financial models to support pricing, profitability and longer term planning.

Payment Runs & Supplier Management

Oversee supplier payment runs, ensuring key suppliers are appropriately factored into payment planning while maintaining strong supplier relationships.

Financial Controls

Improve internal controls across supplier payments, bank reconciliations, commissions, expenses and approval workflows.

Financial Leadership

Provide clear financial insight to support commercial decision making and advise the board on practical financial planning aligned to the company’s growth plans.

Skills & Experience Required

The successful candidate will have:

Experience in a senior finance role, ideally within a growing SME or multi entity group

Strong hands on experience across bookkeeping, reconciliations, month end close and management accounts

Proven experience improving finance processes, procedures and internal controls

Strong cash flow forecasting, working capital management and payment prioritisation experience

The ability to bring structure and rigour to a busy accounts function

Excellent organisational and problem solving skills

Strong communication skills and the confidence to work closely with the board and wider business

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and accounting or CRM systems

The ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Experience across multiple entities, currencies or jurisdictions would be advantageous