Interim Group Finance Manager
Location: London (Hybrid - Tuesday mandatory office day)
Contract: Initial 3 months (with potential to extend to year-end, depending on business needs)
Pay Rate: £600 per day inside IR35 Via Umbrella (depending on experience)
We're partnering with a dynamic, fast-growing organisation in the hospitality sector. Due to a significant increase in audit and corporate activity linked to a major milestone, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Interim Group Finance Manager to join as number two to the Group Finance lead.
About the role: This senior interim role will provide crucial support across group finance, audit management, and financial control in a multi-entity environment. You will act as a key deputy, helping to run the finance function. You'll gain exposure to complex group reporting and a fast-paced period of change within the hospitality sector.
Key Responsibilities
• Acting as deputy to the Group Finance Manager, supporting the day-to-day running of the finance function
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting month-end close processes
• Managing auditor relationships, responding to queries and samples across multiple concurrent audits
• Supporting statutory reporting, group reporting, and parent company requests
• Assisting with tax compliance (corporation tax and VAT)
• Working across multiple UK entities in a multi-currency environment
• Providing guidance to junior team members and acting as the face of the team during key periods
• Supporting internal controls and ad-hoc finance projects

Skills & Experience
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with several years' post-qualification experience
• Strong group finance experience essential - must have worked with multiple entities and multiple balance sheets in a multi-currency environment (single entity experience is not suitable)
• Proven experience managing audits, statutory reporting, and the full finance cycle
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with multiple priorities
• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivots etc.)
• Tax experience (corporation tax returns / VAT) is highly advantageous
• Hospitality background preferred but not essential
• Experience with Sun System (approvals) and consolidation tools such as OneStream or Hyperion is a strong advantage

Additional Information
• Immediate or early July start preferred
• Hybrid working - Tuesday is the mandatory office day