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Interim Finance Director | Tech-Enabled Services Platform | 9-Month FTC. The Client: Harmonic are delighted to be partnering with a rapidly growing, tech enabled, international services business in their search for an Interim Finance Director to join on an initial 9-month fixed-term contract. Operating across multiple international markets, the business has experienced significant growth over recent years and continues to expand into new territories. Backed by an ambitious leadership team, the organisation is entering an exciting phase of development and requires an experienced finance leader to oversee the global finance function during a period of continued expansion. The Role: Reporting directly to the Board, the Interim Finance Director will take ownership of the finance function across a complex, multi-entity international group. The successful candidate will lead financial reporting, compliance, treasury, tax and finance operations whilst acting as a key business partner to senior leadership on commercial decision-making, growth initiatives and operational performance. This is a genuine end-to-end finance leadership role requiring both strategic oversight and a willingness to remain close to the detail.
Job Responsibility
Lead the finance function across multiple international entities and jurisdictions
Own the monthly management reporting cycle, delivering timely and accurate financial information to the Board
Prepare consolidated group reporting, forecasts, cashflow analysis and key performance metrics
Ensure robust financial controls, processes and governance frameworks are maintained across all entities
Lead all statutory accounting, audit, tax and compliance activities, working closely with external advisors where required
Manage treasury operations, banking relationships and cash management across the group
Oversee multi-currency accounting and intercompany transactions
Partner with senior stakeholders to support pricing decisions, commercial initiatives, operational performance and strategic growth plans
Lead and develop a distributed international finance team, including both internal and outsourced resources
Support ongoing systems improvements, process automation initiatives and wider finance transformation projects
Provide finance leadership on new market launches, business integrations and other strategic projects
Requirements
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
Proven experience operating as a Finance Director, Head of Finance or Financial Controller
Strong technical accounting background with excellent financial reporting expertise
Experience managing international finance operations across multiple jurisdictions
Demonstrable track record of overseeing audits, tax compliance and statutory reporting requirements
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insight
Comfortable operating at both Board level and within day-to-day finance operations
Strong systems capability, ideally within modern cloud-based finance environments
Nice to have
Experience within high-growth, founder-led, or entrepreneurial businesses
Exposure to consumer services, hospitality, property, travel, tech or similar operationally complex sectors
Experience operating within businesses managing client funds, escrow arrangements, trust accounting or similar structures
Experience implementing process automation and AI-enabled finance initiatives