Interim Finance Manager 30h/Wk Immediate Start

Sammons Recruitment Ltd; Hastings; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Sammons Recruitment Ltd is assisting a client in Hastings to recruit an experienced Finance Manager on an interim basis for 3–4 months, with an immediate start and 30 hours per week. The role covers day-to-day finance operations, reporting and controls across the organisation.

You will lead a small team, manage month-end, prepare variance analysis and draft management accounts, and collaborate with other departments to enhance reporting and systems, including Dynamics 365 Business Central,

Qualifications

• Recent hands-on experience in management accounting or a Finance Manager role.
• Strong month-end and reconciliations experience.
• Excellent working-paper discipline and financial controls.
• Experience supporting audits and maintaining clear audit trails.
• Proactive, delivery-focused with ability to manage priorities.
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the day-to-day delivery of the finance function.
• Coordinate workloads across a small finance team.
• Support month-end processes, reconciliations and working papers.
• Prepare variance analysis and first-draft management accounts.
• Ensure finance deliverables are completed to deadlines.
• Improve financial reporting and develop high-value system reports.
• Support the development and improvement of finance systems and reporting processes.
• Strengthen financial controls, audit trails and supporting documentation.
• Progress outstanding audit actions and finance related issues.
• Prepare and maintain reconciliations, schedules and audit evidence.
• Develop clear finance procedures, SOPs and supporting documentation.
• Identify risks and issues early and escalate appropriately.
• Work with managers to understand and support financial requirements.
• Prepare a handover for the permanent Finance Manager.

Skills

Management accounting

Team coordination

Excel

Financial controls

Budgeting

Audit trails

Tools

Dynamics 365 BC

Finance systems

Job description

Sammons Recruitment Ltd is assisting a client in Hastings to recruit an experienced Finance Manager on an interim basis for 3–4 months, with an immediate start and 30 hours per week. The role covers day-to-day finance operations, reporting and controls across the organisation.

You will lead a small team, manage month-end, prepare variance analysis and draft management accounts, and collaborate with other departments to enhance reporting and systems, including Dynamics 365 Business Central,