About the Role
Cedar is currently partnered with a leading, investor-backed UK infrastructure business to secure an Interim Finance Manager within its Group Finance function. This assignment will focus on overseeing the month-end and year-end close, managing the external audit and leading an established finance team during a critical reporting period. This established, high-growth infrastructure business operates within a capital-intensive, fast-evolving sector, supported by significant institutional investment.
Responsibilities
•Take full ownership of the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
•Lead the year-end close, coordinating deliverables and ensuring all reporting deadlines are met.
•Manage the external audit process, acting as the primary point of contact for auditors and overseeing the resolution of queries.
•Lead and manage a team of three direct reports within the management accounts function.
•Ensure balance-sheet reconciliations, financial records and supporting documentation are accurate and complete.
•Work closely with stakeholders across the business to resolve outstanding issues and maintain reporting timelines.
•Identify and address process inefficiencies, ensuring the finance function operates effectively throughout the assignment.
•Provide hands-on financial leadership and maintain continuity during the recruitment of a permanent replacement.
Requirements
•A formal accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
•Strong experience managing month-end and year-end reporting processes within a complex organisation.
•A proven track record of leading external audits and managing relationships with auditors.
•Experience managing and developing finance teams.
•Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple departments and drive deliverables to completion.
•A hands-on, delivery-focused approach, with the ability to take ownership quickly and operate autonomously.
Nice to Have
•Previous interim experience would be beneficial, particularly within larger, investor-backed or infrastructure-led businesses.
Conditions
This interim assignment offers the opportunity to join a well-established, investor-backed business during a critical financial reporting period. The successful candidate will take ownership of a key finance function, lead an established team and play a central role in delivering the year-end close and external audit.
