Harmonic Finance™ | Certified B Corp
Interim Finance Director | Scaling Retail Brand | London
An interim Finance Director engagement with a fast-growing London retail brand. The role takes full ownership of the finance function, covering management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and commercial support to the leadership team.
This is a full-time interim engagement of three to six months with a consumer retail brand that holds physical stock and is growing quickly. Reporting directly to the leadership team, the Finance Director will own the finance function end to end, from month-end close through to board pack production. The role sits in a small, hands-on team supported by outsourced advisers.
The successful candidate will drive commercial business partnering across the organisation, lead year-end processes, and actively improve finance processes, controls, and reporting infrastructure as the business scales. The position is based in London with approximately four days per week in the office.
- Own the finance function end to end, including month-end close and board pack preparation
- Produce monthly management accounts and report performance against budget
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and weekly and monthly cash flow planning
- Manage working capital effectively across the business
- Partner commercially with the leadership team on key business decisions
- Drive the year-end process and manage relationships with external advisers
- Identify and implement improvements to finance processes, controls, and reporting
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience operating at Finance Director level
- Proven track record owning a finance function as the most senior finance person in a business
- Strong technical grounding in management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management
- Experience in a consumer business that carries physical stock
- Desirable: background in a founder-led or fast-growing SME environment
- Desirable: experience improving processes, systems, or controls within a scaling finance function
Harmonic Finance is a Certified B Corp recruitment firm specialising in placing finance and accounting professionals. The business focuses on interim, contract, and permanent roles across scaling and founder-led businesses, with a commitment to inclusive and equitable hiring practices.
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