Interim Finance Director

Interim Finance Director

We are supporting an SME business who specialise in manufacturing capital equipment, to find an Interim Finance Director. This is a pivotal role requiring someone who can hit the ground running from day one and provide immediate impact.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor existing finance teams across the UK and internationally, ensuring strong communication and remote leadership.
- Drive improvements in audit, controls, and governance, embedding robust financial processes and best practice.
- Provide hands-on support to the Managing Director, particularly around cash management and forecasting for unpredictable project cash flows.
- Deliver accurate, insightful financial modelling and forecasting across UK and international operations.
- Support decision-making with clear financial analysis, often working offline with complex spreadsheet modelling due to current IT system limitations.
- Oversee elements of IT and HR management as required.
Candidate Profile
- Proven leadership experience within a project led manufacturing business, ideally within a capital equipment environment.
- Strong audit and controls background - able to identify gaps and implement improvements effectively.
- A resilient, pragmatic, and robust character, able to navigate the challenges of fluctuating project cash flows.
- Hands-on finance professional with excellent spreadsheet skills and the ability to extract and analyse data outside of system constraints.
- Confident forecaster and modeller, capable of providing clarity and direction in a complex, multi-site international business.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a respected specialist engineering business at a critical time, adding real value and stability during a period of change.
If you are an experienced Interim Finance Director with the skills to deliver immediate impact, please get in touch for a confidential discussion.