Interim Head of Finance

JSS Search; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Milton Keynes is seeking an Interim Head of Finance for a 6-month contract. The successful candidate will oversee financial operations, manage a team, and provide business insights during a critical growth phase. This opportunity is suited for a qualified accountant with strong leadership skills and immediate availability.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with expertise in both technical and commercial aspects.
• Experience leading and mentoring a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
• Manage cash flow forecasting and treasury across the group.
• Implement process improvements for efficiency in finance function.

Skills

Technical finance

Commercial finance

Leadership

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

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JSS are partnering with a dynamic, privately owned group in Milton Keynes in their search for an Interim Head of Finance for an initial period of 6 months. The business operates across multiple sectors and is undergoing an exciting period of growth and transformation. Leading a small team, the successful candidate will take ownership of the day to day running of the finance function while supporting strategic decision making across the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of monthly management accounts, group consolidation, and financial reporting for all trading entities.
• Oversee and improve balance sheet control, reconciliations, and audit readiness.
• Manage cash flow forecasting, treasury, and working capital reporting across the group.
• Act as a true business partner to the Group MD and divisional leaders, providing insight on performance, margins, and key trends.
• Own all reconciliation processes, including intercompany reconciliations across the group, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Support the budgeting, reforecasting, and longer-term planning processes
• Lead and mentor the team across transactional finance, reporting, and analysis.
• Identify and implement process improvements to drive efficiency and accuracy across the finance function.

Key requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a strong grounding in both technical and commercial finance.
• Immediately available or on short notice
• Previous experience leading and mentoring a small to medium sized finance team.
• Comfortable being based on site 5 days per week in a hands-on, visible finance leadership position.

Package:

• £400-500 per day inside IR35

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Manufacturing

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