Job Description

Interim Finance Manager

Location: Bristol (hybrid)

Rate: £350 - £400 per day (Inside IR35)

Duration: 3-6 months

We’re working with a growing, owner-led business that needs an Interim Finance Manager to provide short-term cover while a permanent hire is made. The brief is simple: keep finance running smoothly, deliver reliable management accounts, and hand over cleanly to the incoming permanent lead.

This is a hands-on interim role, ideal for someone who enjoys being the steady pair of hands rather than parachuting in to overhaul everything.

The Assignment

Reporting into senior leadership, you’ll take ownership of business-as-usual finance, supported by a small team.

Your focus will include:

• Producing accurate monthly management accounts
• Maintaining cashflow forecasts, accruals and prepayments
• Overseeing day-to-day transactional finance (AP, AR, payroll liaison)
• Supporting VAT returns and routine statutory compliance
• Providing clear financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• Ensuring processes are followed and documented where needed
• Delivering a structured, thorough handover to the permanent hire

This is about stability, clarity and control, not transformation.

What You Bring

This role will suit an interim who’s comfortable getting stuck in and keeping things running without drama.

You’ll likely bring:

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Strong experience producing management accounts end-to-end
• Confidence operating in an SME or owner-managed environment
• Working knowledge of Xero or similar cloud-based systems
• Solid Excel skills
• A calm, pragmatic approach and clear communication style
• Previous interim or contract experience (helpful, not essential)