Interim Finance Consultant Location: Glasgow (on-site 4 days per week initially, with flexibility as the project progresses) Duration: c months IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Start Date: Immediate Day Rate: Competitive I am supporting a medium-sized contracting and manufacturing business based near Glasgow who are seeking an Interim Finance Consultant to lead a focused project to strengthen their work-in-progress (WIP) accounting, forecasting, and reporting processes. The Opportunity: This is a hands-on, high-impact role aimed at bringing structure, consistency, and clarity to key elements of project accounting. Working closely with finance and operational leaders, you will: Review and redesign WIP accounting processes to ensure accurate recognition of costs and revenue at each stage of the manufacturing cycle Develop a robust methodology for WIP recognition, reducing month-to-month volatility and improving forecasting accuracy Improve clarity and reliability of month-end numbers, enabling smoother reporting cycles Enhance forecasting and margin analysis by building consistent, data-driven processes Support the finance team in developing tools and insights to better forecast work coming through and identify at what stage it should be recognised in revenue Candidate Requirements: You'll be a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with demonstrable experience in: Project or manufacturing environments where WIP and project accounting are central Implementing improved financial processes and forecasting frameworks Partnering across finance and operations to drive consistency and clarity Delivering tangible, measurable improvements within tight project timelines GRG Executive Search is committed to encouraging and celebrating applicants from different backgrounds, whatever their gender, ethnicity, race, religion, education, socioeconomic background, disability or sexual orientation to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We receive a significant number of applications to our adverts. Whilst we always endeavour to respond to each application, this is not always possible. If you have not received a response from us within 10 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.