Interim Finance Manager – Process Improvement

Are you an analytically minded finance professional with a passion for process improvement, reporting enhancement, and driving efficiencies?

Sheridan Maine is delighted to be partnering with an established organisation based in Poole to recruit an Interim Finance Manager – Process Improvement for an initial six-month assignment. This is a hands‑on transformation role focused on streamlining processes, reducing manual work, and enhancing the quality of financial reporting and insight across the business.

Working closely with senior finance stakeholders and operational teams, you will review existing ways of working, identify opportunities for improvement, and support the implementation of solutions that increase efficiency and strengthen the quality of financial and performance information across the organisation.

• Reviewing and improving finance processes to increase efficiency, consistency, and control
• Enhancing management information and reporting to provide clearer, more actionable insights
• Developing dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting tools
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance systems, data structures, and reporting outputs
• Supporting the delivery of transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Providing financial analysis and performance insight to support decision‑making
• Working with stakeholders across finance and the wider business to understand reporting requirements
• Documenting processes and embedding best practice across the finance function

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Previous experience in finance transformation, process improvement, reporting, or business analysis roles
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a continuous improvement mindset
• Advanced Excel skills and strong data manipulation capabilities
• Experience developing management information, dashboards, and performance reporting
• The ability to translate complex financial data into meaningful insights for non‑finance stakeholders
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience of reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI would be advantageous

• Finance Analyst or Senior Finance Analyst
• FP&A Analyst or Commercial Finance Analyst, particularly with a strong focus on reporting, insight, and business partnering
• Management Accountant with exposure to systems improvement, reporting development, or process optimisation
• Finance Systems Analyst or Finance Systems Accountant
• Finance Transformation or Finance Change Analyst

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.