Interim Finance Director

Location: Hertfordshire

Interim Finance Director

Location:

Hertfordshire Duration: 6-9 months Day Rate:
Circa £1,000 per day, outside IR35 The Opportunity We are seeking an exceptional Interim Finance Director to join a high-growth, international business with revenues in excess of £120m. Operating in a fast-paced, highly commercial and acquisitive environment, the business is looking for a hands-on, commercially astute finance leader who can provide robust financial stewardship while supporting continued growth and driving performance.

This is a pivotal role, partnering closely with the Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to balance an ambitious, sales-driven growth agenda with strong financial discipline, margin improvement and effective cost management. The successful candidate will be comfortable leading multi-site, multi-entity finance teams within a complex international business, ensuring financial reporting, controls and billing processes remain rigorous, consistent and scalable as the business continues to evolve through organic growth and M&A activity.

Key Responsibilities Strategic commercial partnering:
Work closely with the Managing Director and SLT to drive business performance, support strategic decision-making and translate financial insight into actionable commercial outcomes. Full financial ownership:
Take responsibility for the full P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, ensuring strong financial oversight, visibility and accountability across the business. Leadership of multi-site teams:
Lead, develop and motivate geographically dispersed finance teams, creating a high-performing, collaborative and accountable finance function. Financial reporting and controls:
Maintain and enhance the rigour, accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting, management information, financial controls and billing processes across multiple entities and international operations. Margin and profitability improvement:
Maintain a relentless focus on protecting and improving margins, challenging costs and ensuring commercial growth translates into sustainable bottom-line performance. M&A integration and synergies:
Support the business's acquisitive growth strategy, ensuring financial consistency, effective integration and the identification and realisation of synergies across acquired businesses. Performance management:
Provide clear, insightful financial analysis and challenge to drive accountability, improve decision-making and support operational performance. Cash flow and working capital:
Maintain strong oversight of cash generation, working capital and financial discipline in a fast-moving, commercially demanding environment. Continuous improvement:
Identify opportunities to strengthen processes, improve financial visibility and build scalable systems and controls to support the next phase of growth.

The Ideal Candidate We are looking for a credible, commercially minded Finance Director who combines strong technical and financial leadership with the pace, pragmatism and low-ego approach required to succeed in a dynamic, sales-led business. You will ideally bring:
Proven experience operating at Finance Director level within a high-growth business with turnover of £120m. A strong track record of leading multi-site, multi-entity finance teams, ideally within an international environment. Experience in a fast-paced retail, distribution, FMCG or similarly commercially driven sector. A strong commercial mindset, with the ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders while constructively challenging decisions, costs and performance.

Experience operating in acquisitive businesses, including post-acquisition integration, financial controls and synergy realisation. Strong ownership of P&L, balance…