Interim Finance Director | Tech-Enabled Services Platform | 9-Month FTC
The Client
Harmonic are delighted to be partnering with a rapidly growing, tech enabled, international services business in their search for an Interim Finance Director to join on an initial 9-month fixed-term contract.
Operating across multiple international markets, the business has experienced significant growth over recent years and continues to expand into new territories. Backed by an ambitious leadership team, the organisation is entering an exciting phase of development and requires an experienced finance leader to oversee the global finance function during a period of continued expansion.
The Role
Reporting directly to the Board, the Interim Finance Director will take ownership of the finance function across a complex, multi-entity international group.
The successful candidate will lead financial reporting, compliance, treasury, tax and finance operations whilst acting as a key business partner to senior leadership on commercial decision-making, growth initiatives and operational performance.
This is a genuine end-to-end finance leadership role requiring both strategic oversight and a willingness to remain close to the detail.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the finance function across multiple international entities and jurisdictions.
- Own the monthly management reporting cycle, delivering timely and accurate financial information to the Board.
- Prepare consolidated group reporting, forecasts, cashflow analysis and key performance metrics.
- Ensure robust financial controls, processes and governance frameworks are maintained across all entities.
- Lead all statutory accounting, audit, tax and compliance activities, working closely with external advisors where required.
- Manage treasury operations, banking relationships and cash management across the group.
- Oversee multi-currency accounting and intercompany transactions.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to support pricing decisions, commercial initiatives, operational performance and strategic growth plans.
- Lead and develop a distributed international finance team, including both internal and outsourced resources.
- Support ongoing systems improvements, process automation initiatives and wider finance transformation projects.
- Provide finance leadership on new market launches, business integrations and other strategic projects.
Key Qualifications
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
- Proven experience operating as a Finance Director, Head of Finance or Financial Controller.
- Strong technical accounting background with excellent financial reporting expertise.
- Experience managing international finance operations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Demonstrable track record of overseeing audits, tax compliance and statutory reporting requirements.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial information into actionable business insight.
- Comfortable operating at both Board level and within day-to-day finance operations.
- Strong systems capability, ideally within modern cloud-based finance environments.
- Experience within high-growth, founder-led, or entrepreneurial businesses.
- Exposure to consumer services, hospitality, property, travel, tech or similar operationally complex sectors.
- Experience operating within businesses managing client funds, escrow arrangements, trust accounting or similar structures.
- Experience implementing process automation and AI-enabled finance initiatives.
Contract Length
9 Months Fixed-Term Contract (potential to extend)
Location
Central London (3-4 days per week in office)
Start Date
August 2026
At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.
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