Interim Director of Finance - Financial Shared Services

Page Executive; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail brand is seeking an Interim Director of Finance – Shared Financial Services. This senior leadership role requires proven finance leadership experience in large organizations, overseeing finance operations and governance while ensuring top-tier service delivery. The ideal candidate will drive transformation projects, manage relationships with outsourcing partners, and develop automation initiatives. The contract lasts 9-12 months, offering a competitive salary between £125,000 and £145,000 per annum plus car allowance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Finance Director or senior finance leader in a large organisation.
• Skilled in managing outsourced service providers and large teams.
• Experience in transformation and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial services teams and governance of outsourced operations.
• Manage relationships with global outsourcing partners and oversee contract governance.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and drive process standardisation.

Skills

Governance expertise

Operational finance expertise

Stakeholder management

Leadership capabilities

Process improvement

Digital finance initiatives

Job description

Interim Director of a finance shared services centre managing the relationship and service levels with the core business.

Client Details

Join a leading UK retail brand with a strong heritage and a reputation for innovation and customer care. The organisation operates at scale, serving millions of customers across the UK and internationally, and is committed to delivering excellence in both products and services. They are undergoing a major transformation project currently to re‑engineer their processes and systems.

Description

We are recruiting for an Interim Director of Finance – Shared Financial Services to provide support for multiple projects within their Financial SSC. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for global finance operations and governance, ensuring best‑in‑class service delivery and operational performance.

• Lead financial services teams, including governance of outsourced finance operations (PTP, OTC, RTR, Master Data, Controls).
• Manage relationships with global outsourcing partners, ensuring KPIs and SLAs are met.
• Oversee contract governance and performance management frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with SOX and internal controls, raising risks appropriately.
• Partner with divisional CFOs, VPs, and corporate finance teams across a complex matrix structure.
• Drive process standardisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide leadership for onshore and offshore teams, including a large offshore resource base.
• Develop and deliver a digitisation road‑map and automation initiatives (RPA, workflow tools).

Profile

• Proven experience as a Finance Director or senior finance leader in a large, complex organisation.
• Strong governance, compliance, and operational finance expertise.
• Skilled in managing outsourced service providers and large‑scale teams with direct exposure to SSCs.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership capabilities, delivering major projects.
• Experience in transformation, process improvement and digital finance initiatives.
• Leadership and development of large teams through change and transformation.

Job Offer

• 9‑12 month contract
• £125,000 – £145,000 pa + car allowance (depending on level of skills and experience.)