Interim Finance Director
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Location: Hertfordshire
Duration: 6-9 months
Day Rate: Circa £1,000 per day, outside IR35
The Opportunity
We are seeking an exceptional Interim Finance Director to join a high-growth, international business with revenues in excess of £120m. Operating in a fast-paced, highly commercial and acquisitive environment, the business is looking for a hands-on, commercially astute finance leader who can provide robust financial stewardship while supporting continued growth and driving performance.
This is a pivotal role, partnering closely with the Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to balance an ambitious, sales-driven growth agenda with strong financial discipline, margin improvement and effective cost management.
The successful candidate will be comfortable leading multi-site, multi-entity finance teams within a complex international business, ensuring financial reporting, controls and billing processes remain rigorous, consistent and scalable as the business continues to evolve through organic growth and M&A activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic commercial partnering: Work closely with the Managing Director and SLT to drive business performance, support strategic decision-making and translate financial insight into actionable commercial outcomes.
- Full financial ownership: Take responsibility for the full P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, ensuring strong financial oversight, visibility and accountability across the business.
- Leadership of multi-site teams: Lead, develop and motivate geographically dispersed finance teams, creating a high-performing, collaborative and accountable finance function.
- Financial reporting and controls: Maintain and enhance the rigour, accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting, management information, financial controls and billing processes across multiple entities and international operations.
- Margin and profitability improvement: Maintain a relentless focus on protecting and improving margins, challenging costs and ensuring commercial growth translates into sustainable bottom-line performance.
- M&A integration and synergies: Support the business's acquisitive growth strategy, ensuring financial consistency, effective integration and the identification and realisation of synergies across acquired businesses. xgikmsk
- Performance management: Provide clear, insightful financial analysis and challenge to drive accountability, improve decision-making and support operational performance.
- Cash flow and working capital: Maintain strong oversight of cash generation, working capi...
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