Job Description
Interim Head of FinanceCirca £85k 3-5 Month FTC Immediate Start Required Elevation Recruitment Group are partnering with a fantastic business to appoint an Interim Head of Finance. This is a 3–5 month FTC, based in Stockton, requiring an experienced finance leader who can add value quickly.Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and deliver the regional budget process, ensuring detailed assumptions around sales pricing and forecasting
* Oversee production of monthly management accounts and improve efficiency of the month-end process
* Present clear, concise monthly reporting to the board in an accessible format
* Strengthen financial controls and improve visibility of performance
* Review and significantly improve the quality of regional MI
* Create new, meaningful MI reports to support operational decision-making
* Drive consistency of MI across the business and improve reporting into head office
* Reduce reliance on manual spreadsheets and streamline reporting processes
* Work with large datasets in Excel to improve analysis and reporting accuracy
Key Skills:
* Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
* Proven experience operating at senior finance level
* Strong budgeting, forecasting and management accounts background
* Confident board-level reporting and stakeholder management
* Advanced Excel and strong analytical capability
* Experience improving processes and driving efficiencies