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Interim Finance Manager (3-month Fixed Term Contract) – UK & Ireland

Are you an immediately available interim Finance Manager who can lead a slick period-close process and translate complex data into clear insight? If you’re hungry for your next finance management role in a fast-paced, multi-site hospitality brand – we’d love to hear from you.

As our Interim UKI Finance Manager, you’ll lead the UK & Ireland period-close process ensuring absolute integrity and accuracy of our reporting. You’ll play a critical role in helping our operators and budget owners stay on track, informed, and empowered to make smart decisions. You’ll work across multiple departments, manage a team of four, and report into our Group Director of Financial Control to continually improve how finance supports the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the period-end accounting process – from variance analysis to Board Pack commentary
• Driving accurate, insightful reporting for all budget holders
• Ensuring robust financial control and balance sheet integrity
• Overseeing IFRS
  16 lease accounting, aggregator contracts, music reporting, and utilities/maintenance spend
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and central salary reconciliation
• Mentoring and managing a team of 4 finance professionals
• Playing a key role in audit readiness and continuous improvement projects

What you’ll need:

• Is ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified with 2+ years post-qualification experience
• Has a strong track record in multi-cost centre month-end reporting
• Brings technical expertise (ideally in JD Edwards, TM1, FCCS, and IFRS
  16)
• Has laser-sharp attention to detail and thrives on accuracy and integrity
• Is confident working cross-functionally and communicating with non-finance teams
• Loves solving problems and making processes more efficient
• Access to high street discounts portal
• Mental Health First Aiders across the business, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, providing health, finance, and wellbeing advice free of charge

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Contract

• Job function Finance
• Industries Hospitality, Restaurants, and Food and Beverage Services

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