Interim Financial Consultant

Rutherford Cross; Scotland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is supporting a West Lothian client in hiring an Interim Financial Consultant. This 6-month role requires an experienced financial leader to manage a medium finance team, with responsibilities including preparation of accounts and cashflow management. The ideal candidate has a manufacturing background and strong hands-on leadership skills. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Experience as Head of Finance, Financial Controller, or Finance Director.
• Strong background in managing medium-sized finance teams.
• Proven experience in the manufacturing sector is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts including P&L and balance sheet.
• Produce annual statutory accounts and liaise with auditors.
• Support month-end close, journals, reconciliations, and accruals.
• Lead and manage the finance team.
• Manage and forecast cashflow.
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations.
• Identify process gaps and implement improvements.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Financial reporting

Cashflow management

Team management

Job description

Rutherford Cross is delighted to support its West Lothian based client in the appointment of an Interim Financial Consultant. The role will be on a 6-month period, report to the CFO and require 4 days per week on-site. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Head of Finance, Financial Controller or SME Finance Director who is extremely hands on and comfortable in leading a medium sized finance team, ideally with a background in manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts including profit & loss and balance sheet for individual entities and a consolidation for the group
• Production of annual statutory accounts for each entity and for the group, liaising with external auditors
• Support month-end close, journals, reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
• Leading and managing the finance team
• Cashflow management and forecasting
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Identifying process gaps and implementing control improvements

For more information on the role, please contact Derek Lauder at Rutherford Cross: [e-mail]

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.