Private Equity
Our client is an established global private equity firm based in Central London. An opportunity exists for an experienced Finance Manager to join the team on an 18 month contract covering maternity leave. Reporting to the Finance Director, this is an excellent opportunity to gain experience with a recognised industry leader. Starting in the next few weeks.
Description
The duties and responsibilities for this Interim Finance Manager role include but are not limited to:
- Prepare financial statements for designated entities and manage annual statutory audits.
- Ensure that allocated entities meet all legal, tax, and regulatory obligations.
- Lead an efficient month-end closing process, including reviewing and approving journals and reconciliations, preparing sensitive journal entries.
- Coordinate the European month-end process by creating a monthly timetable and ensuring timely closure of all entities and processes.
- Advise on financial implications of transactions, drawing upon a strong understanding of financial and accounting principles, including FRS 102.
- Support the maintenance of a robust financial control environment across European entities.
- Preparation of budgets, forecasts, and long-term plans for assigned departments and delivering insightful MI.
- Managing the development and continuous improvement of internal systems and processes, particularly in forecasting, budgeting, and management information reporting.
Skills
The skills and experience required for this Interim Finance Manager role include but are not limited to:
- Qualified Accountant (ideally Big 4 audit trained) with relevant post-qualified experience.
- Experience of working in a strong financial control environment for a regulated entity.
- Experience of working in a large corporate group and managing numerous stakeholders.
- Enjoys adding value through process improvement.
- Strong attention to detail and an excellent work ethic.
Apply
To apply for this Interim Finance Manager role, please use the apply button.
Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience closely matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for over 30 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.