Interim Finance Manager (Final Accounts & Financial Management)

Location: South East London (Hybrid Working)
Contract: Interim
Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience but equivalent to Band 7/8a

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Interim Finance Manager to join a well-established organisation within the healthcare sector during a period of transformation.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you will play a key role in providing continuity across both the Financial Accounts and Financial Management functions while supporting the organisation through a planned finance restructure.

This is a hands-on interim assignment, ideally suited to someone who can quickly establish credibility, provide technical expertise and deliver high-quality financial support across a broad remit.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end and year-end close activities.
• Ensure robust financial controls and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support statutory reporting and external audit requirements.
• Produce accurate and timely management accounts.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Partner with operational stakeholders to provide meaningful financial insight.
• Support cash flow management and technical accounting matters, including VAT where applicable.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and controls.
• Provide leadership and guidance to members of the finance team.
• Work closely with the Finance Director to support the finance function during a period of organisational change.

About You

We're looking for an experienced finance professional who is equally comfortable operating across both financial accounting and management accounting.

Essential Experience

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant.
• Significant post-qualified finance experience.
• Strong technical financial accounting and financial control background.
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Previous experience managing or mentoring finance staff.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong experience with finance systems.
• Proven ability to add value quickly within an interim assignment.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within healthcare, NHS or other complex public sector organisations.
• Previous experience supporting finance transformation or organisational restructuring.
• Exposure to ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP or similar.
• Experience working within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

What's on Offer?

This is an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact within a respected organisation undergoing positive change. You'll work closely with a collaborative senior leadership team and play a pivotal role in maintaining financial performance while helping shape the future of the finance function.

If you're a proactive, commercially minded finance professional with a strong technical foundation and experience bridging financial accounting and management accounting, we'd love to hear from you.

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