Interim Finance Manager - Gross Margin

£300 - £350 per day

Leeds

This fantastic global business who are leading in their field are looking to bring on board a Finance Manager on an immediate basis to cover a smooth hand over and various projects.

Duties

• Take full ownership of monthly margin accounting activities, which deals with large number of small value transactions
• Dedicated resource now allocated to ensure finance can keep pace with business and improve general transparency / understanding of margin
• Particular remit of this role is to identify and drive forward GP reporting improvements quickly (e.g. accelerate period end close, better understanding of leakage, more transparent reporting) but in a controlled manner
• Ensure team is set up such that can walk away at end of assignment with robust processes and procedures in place
• Will manage 2 FTEs who will do day to day tasks but will require direction in driving forward and ensuring robust controls in place
• Will work closely with shared services finance manager to ensure overall European result compiled to deadline and be alert to how overall process can be accelerated and made more efficient
• Will require lots of interaction with different functions across business.

Key skills and experience needed

• Qualified accountant and technically sound
• Post qualification experience in larger company environment, ideally company operating across multiple countries and has experience of margin/ systems related issues
• Experience managing a team and driving process improvements
• Strong Excel and reporting skills
• Analytical mind-set with ability to readily understand processes/ large volumes of data and communicate issues /next steps in simple terms
• Strives for simplicity where appropriate
• Comfortable working in changeable environment
• Willing and able to get hands dirty
• Can communicate clearly with finance and non-finance personnel at all levels