Interim SME Finance Manager
Employer Location Gloucestershire, England Salary - GBP300 per day + Competitive Day Rate Closing date 1 Apr 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band, Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
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Overview
Here at Hays, we are partnering with a growing SME in Gloucester to recruit an experienced Interim Finance Manager to support the finance function during a period of transition. This hands-on role will lead a small transactional finance team, ensure timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts, and support the Finance Director with year-end audit preparation and wider finance initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage, support, and develop a transactional finance team of three (AP/AR/Payroll).
2. Oversee daily transactional processing, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong financial controls.
3. Review, enhance, and streamline finance processes to drive efficiency across the function.
4. Prepare full monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L analysis with insightful commentary.
5. Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, providing financial insight to the Finance Director and wider leadership team to aid decision‑making.
6. Assist with preparation for the year‑end audit, including schedules, reconciliations, documentation, and responding to auditor queries.
7. Contribute to ad hoc projects, analytical work, systems improvements, and broader finance initiatives as required.
Skills & Experience Required
8. Proven experience as a Finance Manager, Management Accountant, or similar role.
9. Strong technical accounting skills (SME experience preferred).
10. Confident managing and developing small finance teams.
11. Hands-on and adaptable, comfortable working in a varied SME environment.
12. Experience preparing full management accounts and supporting audits.
13. Strong Excel and systems capability.
14. Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) is advantageous but not essential.
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
15. Corporate Governance
16. Credit Control
17. Part-Qualified Accountant
18. Payroll
19. Public Practice Accounting
20. Public Services Accounting
21. Senior Finance – Qualified
22. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
23. Tax & Treasury
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