Interim Finance Manager

Salary: Up to £52,000 pro rata

Contract: 6-Month FTC

Location: Edinburgh (highly flexible), hybrid

Interim Finance Manager opportunity with a growing professional services business for an initial 6-month fixed-term contract. Reporting to the CFO, you will oversee the day-to-day internal finance function, manage a Finance Assistant, and provide reporting and commercial insight to support senior leaders across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Lead the internal finance function and manage team priorities
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• Produce monthly management accounts, reporting packs and balance sheet reconciliations
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• Supervise and develop a Finance Assistant
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• Support business decision-making through financial reporting and analysis
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• Manage credit control and cash collection activities
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• Prepare quarterly VAT returns
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• Support year-end statutory reporting requirements
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• Partner with stakeholders across the business and contribute to process improvement initiatives
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Candidate Profile:

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• Qualified Accountant
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• Strong financial reporting and management accounting experience
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• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
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• Strong Excel and analytical capabilities
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• Hands-on approach with a high level of ownership and attention to detail
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• Experience of Xero and finance systems
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To apply, you will be an experienced finance professional who enjoys combining operational finance responsibilities with commercial business partnering in a fast-paced environment.

For more information on the role, please contact Kamran Chaudhry at Rutherford Cross.