Interim Regional Finance Manager

Our client is currently seeking an Interim Regional Finance Manager, running for 6-months in the first instance, offering a hybrid working arrangement of 4-days per month in the office in Bethnal Green.

Key Responsibilities for this role include:

• Supporting the Head of Finance in reviewing existing financial controls and offering improvements to these where required.
• Checking month-end reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and documenting any issues or gaps.
• Assisting with the implementation of audit recommendations and follow up reporting to internal audits.
• Leading on specific schedules and notes to statutory accounts relating to the year-end audit for the organisation, including liaising with regional Finance Support Managers and Country Finance Managers to ensure that the audit documents are completed, and relevant audit requirements are met.
• Liaising with country offices to support project and donor audits.
• Ensuring that month-end processes are followed, and all accounts are closed on time.
• Preparing consolidated management accounts including the commentaries from regional and country finance managers.
• Providing an analysis of UK management accounts, including KPIs and commentaries on variances.
• Ensuring that all recharges and rates are accounted for and recorded accurately for each project.
• Developing and maintaining the policies and procedures documentation.
• Assisting the Head of Finance with the development of new policies and procedures as necessary.
• Temporarily acting as Systems Administrator for the finance software, including supporting users in understanding the system, maintaining the system to ensure data and projects are up to date, running semi-regular audits etc.
• Providing supervision to the Assistant Financial Accountant where necessary.
• Providing finance inductions to UK staff and acting as course leader in a CPD capacity.

To be considered for this position, you should possess:

• Accountancy Qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
• Demonstratable experience of year-end accounting and knowledge of UK statutory reporting.
• Strong experience of producing management accounts, DFID donor reporting and using accounting software.
• Strong experience working collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent IT skills, including advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills and a strong attention to detail.

This role is scheduled for an immediate start so you will need to be available immediately or with a short notice period to be considered.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and submit your CV in Word format.

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