Full job description

Cedar is currently partnered with a rapidly expanding, Private Equity-backed group to secure an Interim Group Finance Manager based in the City of London. The role is an initial 6-month contract, paying a day rate of £450 - 550 per day, with two - three days per week in the office.


The Company
The business has experienced significant growth through an active buy-and-build strategy, acquiring and integrating established businesses across the UK.


As the Group continues to expand, it is investing in its central finance function to standardise financial reporting, improve data quality and establish consistent management information across its acquired businesses.


The Role
As Interim Group Finance Manager, you will be responsible for improving the consistency, accuracy and comparability of financial and operational reporting across the Group.


Key responsibilities will include:
*Reporting Standardisation: Review how individual businesses prepare and present financial information, identifying inconsistencies in reporting structures, terminology and methodologies.
*KPI Alignment: Standardise definitions and calculations across acquired businesses, including chargeable hours, billing rates, utilisation, fee recovery, WIP and practice profitability.
*Data Mapping: Align disparate charts of accounts, nominal codes and reporting structures to establish a consistent Group reporting framework.
*Management Accounts: Improve the consistency and accuracy of monthly management accounts, reporting schedules and supporting financial information.
*Acquisition Integration: Support the integration of newly acquired businesses into Group reporting processes, ensuring consistent accounting treatments and reporting requirements.
*Data Quality & Controls: Identify reporting discrepancies, reconcile differences between businesses and strengthen the integrity of consolidated management information.
*Process Improvement: Develop standardised templates, reporting guidelines and repeatable processes capable of supporting further acquisitions.
*Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with regional finance teams and Group FP&A to understand existing reporting practices and implement consistent Group-wide standards.


Your Profile
You will ideally have:
*A formal accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
*Strong experience in a Group Finance Manager, Group Management Accountant or similar role within a complex, multi-entity organisation.
*Demonstrable experience standardising financial reporting, management accounts and KPI definitions across multiple businesses.
*Experience working in a Private Equity-backed, acquisitive or buy-and-build environment.
*Strong technical accounting knowledge, with the ability to understand and reconcile differing accounting treatments and reporting methodologies.
*Advanced Excel skills, with experience mapping, manipulating and consolidating financial data from multiple sources.
*A hands-on, detail-oriented approach, with the ability to investigate underlying reporting issues and implement practical improvements.
*Previous interim or project-based experience would be advantageous.


Compensation & Benefits
As well as the day rate of £450-£550 per day, this Interim Group Finance Manager assignment offers the opportunity to join a rapidly expanding, Private Equity-backed professional services group undergoing significant transformation.