Interim Head of Finance

• Own the monthly management accounts process end-to-end, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of P&L, balance sheet, and working capital reporting
• Lead the year-end process, coordinating statutory accounts preparation and managing the external audit process
• Build and strengthen the financial control environment, including reconciliations, accruals, revenue recognition, and process discipline
• Develop and lead the budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting cycle, partnering with operational and commercial stakeholders
• Take ownership of the rolling cashflow forecast and working capital model, identifying key risks and opportunities
• Build financial models and analysis to support commercial decision-making, including pricing, profitability, resource planning, and scenario analysis
• Support the CFO on strategic finance projects, financing preparation, lender reporting, and covenant tracking
• Oversee tax compliance across VAT, payroll tax, and corporation tax, working with external advisors where appropriate
• Lead and develop the existing finance team, while helping shape the future structure and capability of the function
• Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, systems, and reporting, embedding scalable ways of working across the business

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with strong post-qualified experience
• Comfortable building processes and controls from first principles in a scaling environment
• Confident communicator, able to partner effectively with senior stakeholders and non-finance teams
• Experience working in a scaling SME environment (£10-30m revenue)

Experience operating in a professional services, consultancy, or project-based business is highly desirable