Senior Finance Manager (Interim) in Cardiff

About the Company

A growing real estate business need a contractor to join them in January (interviews in December) to help with budgeting, projects and BAU. You will be working in a fast paced, motivated team who are changing their reporting and systems. The role will initially be for 3-6 months and may extend or even become permanent.

Everyone in the business is in the Central London office 5 days a week. Please only apply if you are seeking an on-site role.

About the Role

You will be able to drive ideas forward to improve ways of working and there will be projects and process improvements alongside BAU.

Responsibilities

• Preparing budgets, analyse financial statements, and present insights to management teams to support strategic decisions
• Prepare detailed budgets for 2026
• Develop accurate cash flow forecasts for 2026
• Implement budgets across departments, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives
• Monitor budget adherence and performance across cost and revenue lines
• Engage with budget holders to understand variances, drivers, and divisional intricacies
• Build strong relationships with budget holders
• Ensure clarity of financial processes and provide guidance where needed
• Refine and improve existing processes and challenge outputs to create relevant, value-adding analysis for use by the business

Qualifications

You will need to be a Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) with at least two years’ post-qualified experience.

Required Skills

• Commercially strong with a solid grounding in accountancy
• Experience across budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting
• The ability to question and challenge information in a collaborative way

Preferred Skills

Netsuite

Pay range and compensation package

£70,000 – £80,000 per annum or c£450 per day

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.