Interim Finance Director: Lead Growth & Controls (Bedford)

Smartechindia; Bedford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing privately owned business in Bedford is seeking an experienced Interim Finance Director to stabilise and modernise its finance function. This role includes providing strategic financial leadership, overseeing financial operations, and mentoring a finance team during a period of change. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with significant experience in senior finance roles. This is a contract position with potential for permanency.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Finance Director or senior finance leader.
• Proven success improving processes, reporting, controls and financial governance.
• Ability to lead and modernise a finance team during periods of change.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership to the senior team.
• Oversee all financial operations including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow.
• Take full ownership of cashflow, invoicing and credit control activities.

Skills

Strategic financial leadership

Mentoring finance teams

Strong communication

Problem-solving

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Job description

A growing privately owned business in Bedford is seeking an experienced Interim Finance Director to stabilise and modernise its finance function. This role includes providing strategic financial leadership, overseeing financial operations, and mentoring a finance team during a period of change. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with significant experience in senior finance roles. This is a contract position with potential for permanency.