Interim Group Finance Consultant

JSS; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JSS is partnering with an international, PE-backed group to secure a senior interim finance professional for group budgeting, planning and consolidation across multiple entities. You will own the budgeting and consolidation process during a busy project period, interacting with senior finance leadership and country teams.

This role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, consolidations and stakeholder management rather than heavy accounting, offering autonomy and the chance to drive processes in a

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Experience in Group Finance, FP&A, Group Reporting or Financial Control.
• Owned budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Experience with multi-entity and multi-currency consolidations.
• Strong stakeholder management across international teams.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling.
• Independent, proactive in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process across international entities.
• Coordinate budget submissions from finance teams across regions.
• Review, challenge and consolidate forecasts and assumptions.
• Drive deadlines and ensure timely deliverables.
• Produce consolidated reporting and financial analysis.
• Support group forecasting and planning activities.
• Partner with country managers and local finance teams.
• Perform financial modelling and ad hoc analysis.
• Provide support across wider group finance activities as required.

Skills

Group Finance

FP&A

Consolidations

Stakeholder Mgmt

Excel Modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Independent Worker

Fast-paced

International

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Own the budgeting process & run a group-wide excel based budget consolidation.

JSS are partnering an international, PE backed business who are seeking a senior interim finance professional to support the Group Finance function during a critical period of budgeting, planning and business activity. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced interim with a background in Group Finance, FP&A or Group Reporting who enjoys taking ownership, driving processes and operating with minimal supervision.

The Opportunity

Working closely with senior finance leadership, you will take ownership of a group wide budgeting and consolidation process across a complex international organisation. The role has been created to provide additional capacity within the finance team and will suit someone who can quickly understand the business, engage stakeholders and deliver outcomes from day one. This is not a heavily technical accounting assignment. Instead, the focus is on budgeting, planning, consolidations, stakeholder management and ensuring key finance processes run smoothly during a busy project period.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process across multiple international entities.
• Coordinate budget submissions from finance teams across different regions.
• Review, challenge and consolidate forecasts and budget assumptions.
• Drive deadlines and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Produce consolidated reporting and financial analysis.
• Support group forecasting and planning activities.
• Partner with country managers and local finance teams.
• Perform financial modelling and ad hoc analysis.
• Provide support across wider group finance activities as required.

Candidate Profile

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Strong experience within Group Finance, FP&A, Group Reporting or Financial Control.
• Previous ownership of budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Experience managing multi-entity and multi-currency consolidations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across international teams.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling capability.
• The ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables.
• A track record of operating effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Can hit the ground running.
• Comfortable working with minimal direction.
• International multi-site groups.
• Group budgeting and reporting in complex structures.
• Previous interim assignments with a strong project focus.