Interim Finance Transformation Manager – UK

Our client is a well-established, privately owned services business with a strong reputation, an engaged customer base, and ambitious plans for future growth. Having achieved sustained success through a customer-focused approach, the business is now investing in its infrastructure, systems, and leadership capability to support the next phase of its development.

As part of this journey, the organisation is seeking to appoint an Interim Finance Transformation Manager to lead a programme of finance improvements designed to strengthen controls, modernise processes, and build a scalable finance function capable of supporting future growth.

Working closely with the Board, Non-Executive leadership, and external advisors, this role will play a central part in delivering meaningful and lasting change across the finance function.

The Role

This is a highly visible interim appointment requiring an experienced finance professional with a proven track record of delivering transformation in growing businesses.

The Interim Finance Transformation Manager will:

• Lead the implementation of finance process improvement initiatives across the business
• Improve month-end and year-end reporting processes, enhancing accuracy, consistency, and timeliness
• Strengthen financial controls, governance, and reporting disciplines
• Review and redesign finance workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Support the implementation, optimisation, and effective utilisation of finance systems and reporting tools
• Develop robust finance documentation, standard operating procedures, and process controls
• Enhance management information and reporting capability for senior leadership and stakeholders
• Embed effective balance sheet reconciliations and month-end control procedures
• Support improvements in budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow reporting
• Coach and develop members of the finance team to ensure changes are adopted and sustained
• Work collaboratively with external advisors to prioritise and deliver agreed improvement projects
• Ensure all improvements are embedded successfully before handover at the conclusion of the assignment

This role requires an individual who can quickly assess the current environment, identify priorities, and deliver practical change while maintaining strong engagement across the wider business.

The Person

We are seeking a hands-on finance leader with significant experience improving finance functions and delivering operational and process transformation.

You will bring:

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Previous experience as a Head of Finance, Finance Director, Finance Transformation Lead, or Interim Finance Leader
• A proven track record of delivering finance transformation and process improvement programmes
• Strong expertise in financial controls, governance, and reporting best practice
• Experience enhancing management information, forecasting, and month-end reporting processes
• Excellent systems capability, ideally including cloud-based finance platforms and reporting tools
• The ability to quickly understand business operations and identify opportunities for improvement
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with credibility at senior leadership level
• A pragmatic, organised, and delivery-focused approach
• Previous interim or project-based experience would be advantageous

We are particularly interested in candidates who combine technical finance expertise with strong commercial awareness and a genuine passion for improving how businesses operate.

The Opportunity

• £700–£1,000 per day, dependent on experience and suitability
• Initial 3–6 month interim assignment with potential for extension
• Opportunity to lead a meaningful finance transformation programme with visible business impact
• Direct engagement with Board and Non-Executive stakeholders
• Autonomy to shape and implement lasting process improvements
• Exposure to systems enhancement, reporting improvement, and organisational change initiatives
• An opportunity to leave a finance function in a stronger, more scalable position for the future

Success in this role will be measured through improved reporting quality, stronger financial controls, reduced manual processes, enhanced management information, and the successful embedding of processes that support long-term business growth.

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