Interim Finance Manager
Posted Today by Walker Hamill
£85,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Finance Manager role is a 9-month fixed-term contract within a London-based international biotech company, aimed at supporting the accounting and reporting teams. The position involves managing monthly close activities, audit preparations, and driving process improvements while contributing to broader finance initiatives. The successful candidate will report to the Director of Financial Control and may have the opportunity for a permanent position. The role requires a qualified accountant with a proactive mindset and attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform monthly close activities, including preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries.
- Own and manage the close calendar, ensuring all reporting deadlines are met.
- Prepare for quarterly and year-end audit filings under US GAAP and UK IFRS.
- Drive process improvements and automation opportunities across transactional finance.
- Assist with annual UK tax filings and prepare supporting schedules.
- Support the finance team in developing and maintaining financial controls and processes.
- Contribute to broader finance initiatives including systems enhancement and policy development.
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong academic track record.
- Prior experience in a similar biotech environment is advantageous.
- Self-starter with a proactive mindset and ability to deliver results with minimal supervision.
- Attention to detail and data integrity.
- Experience in a SOX-controlled environment or understanding of SOX requirements.
- Able to interact with colleagues across the business.
- Exposure to NetSuite, Concur, or Workiva is advantageous.
- Experience in a fast-paced, regulated, or high-growth environment.
Salary (Rate): £85,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Biotech
Job Title: Interim Finance Manager
Industry: Biotech
Employment Type: Interim (Starting in the Next Few Weeks / 9 Month FTC / Could Lead to Something More Permanent)
Location: London
Salary Guide: £80,000 to £85,000 Pro Rata
REF: NBO54059
Our client is a listed international biotech business, headquartered in London. Following an internal transfer, a new opportunity exists for a Finance Manager to support the Accounting and reporting teams and play an integral role in the day to day running of the business. The successful candidate will report to the Director of Financial Control and contribute to broader finance initiatives such as systems enhancement. Starting in the next few weeks, this is a 9 month FTC which could lead to something more permanent.
Description
The responsibilities of the Interim Finance Manager include, but are not limited to:
- Performing monthly close activities, including preparation of balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries primarily for accruals, intercompany charges, and prepayments, and performing analytical reviews.
- Own and manage the close calendar, ensuring all reporting deadlines are met and coordinating deliverables across the wider finance team.
- Audit preparation for quarterly (10-Q) year-end filings (10-K) under US GAAP, and statutory reporting under UK IFRS.
- Prepare and review quarterly reporting schedules and supporting documentation for audit and internal stakeholders.
- Drive process improvements and automation opportunities across transactional finance, leveraging systems such as NetSuite, Concur, Workday Adaptive, and Workiva where relevant.
- Assist with annual UK tax filings and preparing supporting schedules, including R&D Tax calculations.
- Supporting the finance team in the development, implementation and maintenance of the financial controls and processes, including SOX.
- Contribute to broader finance initiatives including systems enhancement, process harmonisation, policy development, and ad hoc analysis as required.
Skills
The skills of the Interim Finance Manager include, but are not limited to:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong academic track record.
- Prior experience in a similar biotech is advantageous but not essential.
- Self-starter with a proactive mindset, able to take ownership and deliver results in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
- Attentive to detail, data integrity and accuracy are key attributes for this role.
- Experience operating in a SOX-controlled environment or solid understanding of SOX requirements and internal controls frameworks.
- Able to interact with colleagues across the business.
- Exposure to NetSuite, Concur, or Workiva is advantageous.
- Experience in a fast-paced, regulated, or high-growth environment, with the ability to adapt quickly and prioritize competing demands.
Apply
To apply for the Interim Finance Manager role, please use the apply button below. Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for approaching 40 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.