Interim Finance Manager

Sheridan Maine - Accounting, Audit & Tax Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheridan Maine is recruiting for a qualified accountant to join the Financial Control team in Greater London. You will drive key finance projects, support process improvements, and provide flexible support across the finance function during peak workloads.

The role requires ACA/ACCA or equivalent, 2–3 years post-qualification, strong Excel skills, and exposure to SAP S/4HANA. You will work on streamlining month-end processes and enhancing balance sheet reporting, with a proactive approach to

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• 2–3 years post-qualified experience.
• Strong technical accounting and financial control knowledge.
• Background in external audit with subsequent industry experience.
• Proactive, pragmatic and solution-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Review month-end processes and streamline into the financial reporting team.
• Automation and enhancement of balance sheet reporting.
• Review, document and optimise key finance processes and controls.
• Support the month-end close process, including balance sheet reconciliations and review activities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Auditing experience

Financial control knowledge

Proactive mindset

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

This position sits within the Financial Control team and will be responsible for delivering a number of key finance projects, supporting process improvement initiatives and providing flexible support across the wider finance function during peak workloads.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Review month end processes sat within commercial finance with the aim to streamline and move into financial reporting team
• Automation and enhancement of balance sheet reporting
• Review, documentation and optimisation of key finance processes and controls
• Supporting the month-end close process, including balance sheet reconciliations and review activities.

The Candidate:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with a minimum of 2/3 years' post-qualified experience.
• Strong technical accounting and financial control knowledge.
• Background in external audit with subsequent industry experience.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, data analysis and reporting automation.
• Ideally SAP S/4HANA experience
• Proactive, pragmatic and solution-focused approach