3x Interim Finance Managers

Location: REMOTE - with occasional UK travel
Client: Major Public Sector Organisation
Contract: Until March 2028
Rate: Up to £700 per day (Umbrella, inside IR35)

A major UK public sector organisation is seeking three experienced Finance Managers to support a high-profile finance transformation programme and critical business-as-usual operations.

These are senior roles within a complex, multi-entity environment, offering the opportunity to influence financial strategy, shape future operating models, and contribute to one of the largest ERP implementations in government.

Available Specialisms

• Inventory Process Owner
• Tax Manager (BAU Focus)
• Group Accounts & Consolidation Lead

You will play a key role in supporting financial accounting, compliance, and transformation activities across a large public sector group. Depending on the position, you will either focus on operational excellence within your specialist area or support the delivery of a major ERP implementation programme through design, testing, readiness, and transition phases.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting finance transformation and ERP implementation activities
• Working with senior stakeholders across multiple organisations
• Driving process improvements and operational efficiencies
• Contributing to system design, testing, data migration, and user readiness
• Ensuring high-quality financial controls, reporting, and compliance
• Representing the organisation at cross-functional and cross-government forums
• Developing guidance, training materials, and best practice processes

Requirements:

• Strong finance leadership experience within large, complex organisations
• Experience with Oracle, SOP, or similar financial systems
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working in public sector or government finance environments

Tax Manager

• Strong VAT and tax compliance expertise
• Knowledge of government taxation, contracted-out services, benefits, and IR35
• Experience delivering high-quality BAU tax operations

Inventory Process Owner

• Extensive inventory management and inventory accounting experience
• Experience operating inventory processes at scale
• Exposure to ERP implementations or finance system change programmes

Group Accounts & Consolidation Lead

• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting expertise
• Experience with group consolidations and consolidation tools
• Knowledge of complex reporting environments and finance transformations

This role is an urgent requirement - if interested, please apply asap and any questions, email claire.shipman@1st-executive.com