Interim Finance Manager
Job description
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Finance Manager
Role type: Interim with potential to become permanent
Working hours: Full time, with part time considered for 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
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⭐ Highlight your multi entity bookkeeping experience at the top of your CV as this is specifically mentioned as a key requirement
📊 Quantify your cash management results: 'Improved cash visibility by implementing weekly forecasting, reducing payment delays by 25%'
🌐 Emphasise your SME finance experience as they specifically want someone comfortable in a growing SME environment
🎯 Showcase your hands-on approach to finance operations including AP, AR, and payroll management
🤝 Demonstrate your ability to support wider teams and provide financial insight to boards for commercial decision making
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- •Implemented multi entity bookkeeping processes across 5 UK subsidiaries, bringing month-end close from 15 to 8 days
- •Improved cash flow visibility through weekly forecasting models, reducing working capital pressure by £180k over 6 months
- •Established financial controls for supplier payments and expense approvals, reducing processing errors by 40% across 3 entities
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Your Interim Finance Manager position at this fast-growing Managed IT Services provider immediately caught my attention, particularly the focus on multi entity bookkeeping and cash flow management during a period of continued growth. My background in senior finance roles within growing SME environments aligns perfectly with your need for someone commercially pragmatic and hands-on.
My background in finance operations spans accounts payable, receivable, and multi entity consolidations, with particular strength in implementing financial controls and preparing management accounts that support board-level commercial decisions.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach bringing bookkeeping up to date across multiple UK entities?
- ›What methods do you use for cash flow forecasting and working capital management?
- ›How do you ensure accuracy in multi entity consolidations and reconciliations?
- ›What financial controls would you implement for supplier payments and approval workflows?
- ›How do you prepare monthly management accounts and what KPIs do you focus on?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to improve financial processes in a growing business
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage cash flow during a challenging period
- ›How do you handle competing priorities when supporting multiple stakeholders?
- ›Give an example of when you provided financial insight that influenced a commercial decision
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work hands-on to resolve a financial operations issue
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to improve financial processes in a growing business
How do you handle competing priorities when supporting multiple stakeholders?