Head of Finance

Role: Interim Head of Finance (Temp-to-Perm potential)Location: Home Counties / Hybrid (Travel to UK and UAE entities as required)Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum equivalent (or competitive daily contract rate)Hours: Full-time (40 hours) or flexible/part-time for the right candidate. Hours initially full office based with a view of hybrid after probation.

Our client is a rapidly expanding international business. To support their next phase of growth, the board is seeking a commercially pragmatic, hands-on Interim Head of Finance.

This role offers immediate operational impact with a clear pathway to a permanent Head of Finance or Group Finance Director position.

The Opportunity

As a fast-growing, multi-entity business, profits are heavily reinvested into growth, meaning cash is tightly and actively managed. The board requires an experienced finance leader to introduce rigour, bring bookkeeping across multiple global entities up to speed, and establish robust financial controls. You will balance daily, hands-on financial operations with strategic forecasting to improve the quality and timeliness of management information.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Operations: Oversee day-to-day accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and provide active leadership to the existing Accounts team.

Cash & Credit Management: Drive proactive cash flow forecasting, manage working capital pressures, and support the team with robust credit control and debt recovery.

Multi-Entity Clean-Up: Bring the bookkeeping up to date across UK, UAE, and group entities, ensuring accurate core postings and multi-currency reconciliations.

Process Rigour: Introduce, document, and embed structured routines for purchase/sales ledgers, month-end close, payment approvals, expenses, and commissions.

Reporting & Strategy: Produce monthly management accounts, P&L, and budgets, while developing financial models to evaluate pricing and profitability.

Payment Controls: Manage supplier payment runs strategically to balance working capital while preserving vital supplier relationships.

What We Are Looking For

SME/Multi-Entity Experience: Proven background in a senior finance role within an SME or a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.

Hands-on Expertise: Strong technical execution across bookkeeping, reconciliations, month-end procedures, and management accounting.

Process Builder: A track record of implementing internal controls and bringing structure to a busy, fast-paced finance function.

Commercial Pragmatism: An analytical problem-solver who can confidently advise the board on high-level commercial decisions while remaining operationally involved.

Mobility: Must hold a full UK Driving Licence and be willing to travel internationally (UAE) as required by the business.

What's on Offer

Flexible contract structure (Fixed-Term Contract or Day Rate).

25 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata where applicable).

Full business travel expenses covered.

Opportunities for international travel.

Think Accountancy and Finance is the finance division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independent recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead and working across the Herts, Beds and Bucks area. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment with areas of expertise including: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Finance Admin, Part Qualified Finance, Credit Control and Bookkeepers.