We are hiring a 4 month Finance Manager for an SME working remotley and occasional London days. This is a hands-on, operational finance role with junior business partnering responsibilities.

Core Responsibilities

1. Payment runs
2. Cash allocation (including complex allocations from cheques/remittances)
3. AP / AR management
4. Process of elimination to match receipts
5. Budget setup and support
6. Excel-heavy analysis
7. Finance process setup (building structure where none exists)

Candidate Profile

Must Have

1. Strong AP/AR background
2. Comfortable with messy allocations and incomplete remittance info
3. Very strong Excel
4. QuickBooks experience (or similar SME system)
5. Problem-solving mindset
6. Able to work independently
7. Comfortable in growth/ambiguous environments
8. Ideally qualified but will consider QBE