Interim Finance Manager

Sharp Consultancy; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks an Interim Finance Manager to cover a 9-month maternity leave. This role involves managing all financial ledgers and ensuring compliance for UK entities. You will prepare key financial reports, supervise the accounting team, and provide insights to senior management. The position offers a chance to work with one of the best finance teams in the area, with potential for hybrid working arrangements for the right candidate. If you have the relevant experience and are ready for a fixed-term contract, this opportunity could be perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial management and reporting.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on team development.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management information pack including P&L and balance sheet.
• Ensure accuracy of accounting records and compliance with fiscal requirements.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Accounting Records Management

KPI Monitoring

Team Leadership

Fiscal Compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Accounting Qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting Software

Job description

A highly successful company based near Harrogate seeks an Interim Finance Manager to cover a 9 month maternity leave.

Reporting to the Group Finance Director, the UK Finance Manager is responsible for managing and reporting upon all ledgers and transactions for the UK entities. This includes maintaining and ensuring accuracy of all accounting records for the UK trading entities, ensuring fiscal compliance and providing commercial insight into the senior management team.

The Finance Manager will also be responsible for supervising, mentoring and training the accounting team, and assisting with the setting, monitoring and formal review of performance and agreed KPIs.

Main duties

• To prepare the UK element of the monthly management information (MI) pack, including P&L, balance sheet and cashflow/working capital statements; unit sales and margin analysis, complimentary digital analytics and national sell through data; all relevant comparatives to PY and budgets set.
• To maintain the UK entities balance sheet and ensure all accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis with supporting evidence and explanation where required.
• To ensure the accuracy and completeness of all accounting records for UK companies; documenting, reviewing and streamlining accounting functions and operations where possible.
• To have oversight of both the purchase and sales ledger, minimising working capital requirements and support the finance assistants in achieving their KPIs.
• To ensure the UK entities meet all of their fiscal and reporting requirements in terms of Payroll, VAT, Corporation Tax and accounting.

This is an amazing opportunity to join one of the best finance teams in the area. Ideally, they would like someone to be able to work on site but some hybrid options may be available for the right person. Please only apply if you have the relevant experience and can commit to a 9 month fixed term contract.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.