Interim Finance Director/Finance Lead
Posted 1 day ago by Mentmore Recruitment
£500 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
North West England, UK
Summary: The role of Interim Finance Director/Finance Lead involves leading a turnaround and rapid EBITDA improvement phase for an organization in the North West/Midlands. This hands-on position requires a decisive finance leader to stabilize cash flow, improve working capital, and actively engage with the CEO and Board. The candidate will be responsible for various financial management tasks while sitting on the Board throughout the engagement. The role is hybrid, requiring three days on-site work per week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of cash flow, working capital and balance sheet risk
- Implement a rolling cash forecast with clear RAG visibility
- Reduce debtor days and improve cash collection
- Improve management accounts to support commercial decision-making
- Introduce structure to sales forecasting and forward income visibility
- Identify automation and process efficiencies (Sage 200 environment)
- Support pricing, margin protection and SaaS/subscription reporting
- Strengthen governance while freeing up CEO time
Key Skills:
- Proven interim FD/senior finance leader experience in SME turnaround or growth environments
- Strong track record in cash stabilisation and working capital improvement
- Commercial, confident and comfortable challenging senior stakeholders
- Experience across multi-entity structures
- Hands-on and delivery-focused
- Systems and process improvement experience (Sage 200 a plus)
- SaaS or subscription revenue exposure is beneficial
Salary (Rate): £500 per day
City: Liverpool
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Finance
Interim Finance Director/Finance Lead
£450-£500 per day | 6 months with a perm opportunity after
North West/Midlands (Liverpool, Shrewsbury, Manchester, Telford, Chester, Coventry)
Hybrid - 3 days onsite
The Opportunity
We're appointing an experienced Interim Finance Director/Finance Lead to support a focused turnaround and rapid EBITDA improvement phase.
This is a hands-on, commercially driven interim role for a decisive finance leader who can stabilise cash, improve working capital and act as a true commercial partner to a fast-paced CEO and Board. This is not a passive reporting role - you will be expected to challenge, influence and deliver at pace.
What You'll Do
Take ownership of cash flow, working capital and balance sheet risk
Implement a rolling cash forecast with clear RAG visibility
Reduce debtor days and improve cash collection
Improve management accounts to support commercial decision-making
Introduce structure to sales forecasting and forward income visibility
Identify automation and process efficiencies (Sage 200 environment)
Support pricing, margin protection and SaaS/subscription reporting
Strengthen governance while freeing up CEO time
You will sit on the Board for the duration of the engagement.
What We're Looking For
Proven interim FD/senior finance leader experience in SME turnaround or growth environments
Strong track record in cash stabilisation and working capital improvement
Commercial, confident and comfortable challenging senior stakeholders
Experience across multi-entity structures
Hands-on and delivery-focused
Systems and process improvement experience (Sage 200 a plus)
SaaS or subscription revenue exposure is beneficial