Interim Finance Manager

Trial Balance; Newquay; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Cornish hospitality business seeks an experienced Interim Finance Manager for a 3-month assignment based in Newquay, with a possibility for a permanent position. Responsibilities include producing high-quality management accounts, supervising a finance team, and contributing to strategic financial insights. The ideal candidate will have relevant finance qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), extensive experience in management accounts, and strong Excel skills. A background in hospitality is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in producing management accounts.
• Professionally qualified - ACA/ACCA/CIMA preferred.
• Experience in hospitality sector advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality monthly management accounts.
• Supervise transactional accounting team.
• Conduct cashflow forecasts and budget analysis.

Skills

Management accounts

Financial insight

Team supervision

Cost reduction initiatives

VAT reporting

MS Excel

Digital accounting platforms

Communications skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Interim Finance Manager - Newquay / Hybrid - Circa: £40,000

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively reengaged by another of our long standing clients, a well-established and fast growing Cornish hospitality business with a number of sites located throughout the county. The company currently seeks to recruit an experienced Finance Manager; a full time assignment with a fixed duration of 3 months but with potential toconvert to a permanent contract at completion. The role can be operated on a hybrid working arrangement to suit both sides split between the company’s headquarters in Newquay and remotely.

Working closely with a very experienced Finance Director and supervising a small transaction finance team, this will be a varied role with a key focus on the production of management information. Core responsibilities to include:

- Production of highly quality monthly management accounts to include commentary

- Work closely with FD, MD and tier one management team to provide a range financial insight

- Supervision of a small team transactional accounting colleagues

- Produce cashflow forecasts and budgets

- Analysis of past month performance to identify KPI’s, opportunities, trends and potential risks

- Research cost reduction initiatives

- Balance sheet reconciliation

- Analysis of project costings

- VAT reporting and submission

- Liaise with external stakeholders including banks and auditors

For this assignment we seek an experienced Finance Manager with a solid understanding and experience of producing high quality management accounts, ideally professionally qualified - ACA/ACCA/CIMA. The successful candidate must possess recently gained experience in all aspects of running a highly efficient finance function and ideally staff supervision. A knowledge of the hospitality sector would be highly advantageous. A sound working knowledge of MS Excel and digital accounting platforms will also be essential. The role works with a motivated and professional team and the Finance Manager will be a prominent member of the business so excellent team-working and communications skills essential.

For further details of this opportunity, including a detailed role specification please contact Dan Saunders quoting reference DS8931 ASAP.