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Your new companyA well-established owner-managed business with annual turnover of circa £50m is seeking an experienced Interim Head of Finance to support the organisation through a key period of transition. Operating within the manufacturing and FMCG sector, the business has manufacturing operations internationally and supplies to a major UK retailer, providing a fast-paced and commercially focused environment. This is a highly visible role within a growing business that is focused on continuous improvement and transformation.Your new roleReporting to the Finance Director, you will lead the finance function during a critical handover period following the departure of the current post holder. Managing a sizeable team, you will take ownership of all core finance activities while providing leadership and stability across the function.Key responsibilities will include overseeing month-end reporting, statutory accounts preparation, audit management, budgeting and forecasting, treasury and cash flow management, working capital optimisation, foreign exchange exposure, financial controls and compliance. You will also support the business through ongoing finance transformation and process improvement initiatives, helping to drive efficiencies and strengthen reporting capabilities. \n This is an interim assignment offering a daily rate of £400-£475 per day for an initial period of up to five months, with an expectation of three days per week on-site in East Manchester/Tameside. The role will require a strong hands-on approach whilst maintaining a strategic overview of the wider finance function. \n What you'll need to succeed \n\n • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).\n, • Previous experience operating as a Financial Controller, Head of Finance or similar senior finance leadership role.\n, • Manufacturing, consumer products or FMCG sector experience.\n, • Strong technical accounting knowledge, including statutory reporting and audit management.\n, • Proven experience leading, developing and managing finance teams.\n, • Experience of finance transformation, process improvement and systems development.\n, • Exposure to foreign currency management would be advantageous.\n, • Ability to operate effectively within an owner-managed business environment.\n\n What you'll get in return \n\n • A key leadership role within a successful owner-managed business.\n, • An initial interim assignment of up to 5 months.\n, • Competitive day rate of £400-£475 per day.\n, • Hybrid working with 3 days per week on-site in East Manchester/Tameside.\n, • The opportunity to support a business through a significant period of transformation and change.\n, • A chance to make a tangible impact from day one.\n\n What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, please click "apply" and we will revert to the most relevant applications as soon as possible. \n Consultant Details: Benjamin StantonEmail your CV: \n Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Treasury Manager | Professional Services \n Location: Manchester or Glasgow (Hybrid) \n Contract: 6 Months \n Day Rate: Up to £650 to £675 per day (Inside IR35) \n Start Date: September 2026 \n \n An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an experienced Interim Treasury Manager to join a leading global professional services organisation on a six month assignment. \n This is a hands on leadership role requiring an individual who can quickly assume responsibility for the day to day treasury function whilst supporting the implementation of a new Treasury Management System. You'll play a key role in maintaining business as usual operations whilst driving treasury transformation across an international business. \n \n Key Responsibilities: \n\n • Lead the day to day treasury function across a global organisation.\n, • Manage cash flow, liquidity and cash forecasting.\n, • Oversee banking relationships, bank account governance and banking platforms.\n, • Manage foreign exchange activities and multi currency cash positions.\n, • Lead, mentor and support two Treasury Analysts.\n, • Drive treasury controls, governance and continuous process improvement.\n, • Support the implementation and rollout of a new Treasury Management System.\n, • Partner with finance stakeholders across multiple international locations.\n\n \n About You: \n You'll be an experienced treasury professional with a proven track record of operating within large, complex international organisations. You will be comfortable stepping into a fast paced environment, taking ownership from day one and providing both operational leadership and project support. \n \n Experience & Qualifications: \n\n • Extensive treasury management experience within a large international business.\n, • Strong expertise in cash forecasting, liquidity management and banking operations.\n, • Experience managing foreign exchange and multi currency treasury activities.\n, • Previous Treasury Management System implementation or enhancement experience.\n, • A track record of strengthening treasury controls and governance.\n, • Experience leading or developing treasury teams.\n, • ACT qualification.\n, • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.\n, • Previous experience within a professional services, partnership or law firm environment would be advantageous.\n\n \n This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded organisation during a significant period of change, offering a varied assignment with immediate impact and exposure to a major treasury transformation programme. \n If you're available to commence at the beginning of September and are interested in discussing the opportunity in confidence please apply.

We’re on the lookout for a Supply Chain Operations Manager to drive CONDUCTR’s day-to-day supply chain, turning business demand into effective purchasing, smooth logistics and the right materials in the right place at the right time. \n \n About Us: \n \n CONDUCTR is a dynamic collective of designers, technologists, media experts, producers & engineers. The vision is simple - fuse the creativity of a design studio, with the innovation of a tech lab, to create a one-stop shop for extraordinary guest-centric, 360 attraction experiences. \n \n Key Responsibilities: \n \n Demand Planning & Business Coordination \n\n • Work with relevant business functions to understand demand and translate approved requirements into purchasing, replenishment and delivery activity.\n, • Consolidate product forecasts, project requirements and production plans into an operational purchasing plan.\n, • Challenge incomplete or unclear requirements where they could affect supply or delivery.\n, • Monitor stock, open orders, supplier lead times and material requirements, identifying shortages and risks early.\n, • Provide clear information on stock availability, material status and supply risks.\n, • Resolve or escalate conflicting or changing requirements.\n, • Ensure purchasing is based on approved specifications, BOMs and build requirements.\n\n \n Purchasing & Supplier Management \n\n • Manage the day-to-day purchasing process within agreed purchasing authorities and controls.\n, • Raise, issue, amend and manage purchase orders accurately and on time.\n, • Manage routine supplier communication, order confirmation, expediting and delivery issues.\n, • Maintain accurate purchasing and open-order records.\n, • Ensure purchasing reflects agreed supplier arrangements, pricing and lead times.\n, • Coordinate the operational onboarding of approved suppliers, working with the Head of Strategic Supply Chain and Finance to ensure the required purchasing, commercial and system information is in place.\n, • Resolve routine supplier performance, delivery and order issues.\n, • Coordinate supplier returns, replacements, credits or RMAs where required.\n, • Escalate significant commercial, contractual, capacity or supplier issues to the Head of Strategic Supply Chain.\n, • Manage complex, urgent or priority purchasing requirements where required.\n\n \n Replenishment, Stock & Inventory \n\n • Own routine replenishment and repeat-component ordering for established products.\n, • Maintain appropriate reorder points, minimum stock levels and safety-stock parameters.\n, • Maintain appropriate stock levels against agreed demand.\n, • Use stock information provided by the Stock & Inventory Controller to support purchasing and replenishment decisions.\n, • Identify shortages, excess stock and changing demand early and take appropriate action.\n, • Review obsolete, damaged, excess or slow-moving stock and recommend appropriate action.\n, • Ensure stock write-offs or disposal follow the agreed approval process and financial controls.\n\n \n Logistics, International Trade & Material Readiness \n\n • Coordinate domestic and international inbound and outbound shipments.\n, • Arrange routine freight and courier activity where required.\n, • Manage international shipping requirements, including Incoterms, duties, customs and import/export documentation.\n, • Coordinate with Finance, suppliers and logistics partners on foreign-currency considerations where relevant.\n, • Maintain visibility of ordered, outstanding and at-risk materials.\n, • Coordinate material readiness for product builds, R&D activity, scenic production and project delivery.\n, • Resolve routine logistics issues and escalate significant risks that could affect delivery.\n\n \n Damaged, Incorrect & Non-Conforming Goods \n\n • Ensure damaged, incorrect or non-conforming deliveries are resolved promptly.\n, • Work with the Stock & Inventory Controller to ensure affected goods are correctly identified, recorded and isolated where required.\n, • Coordinate replacement, return, credit or other action with the supplier.\n, • Involve Engineering, Product Engineering, Show Set or other relevant technical owners where technical acceptance is required.\n, • Escalate recurring or significant supplier-performance issues to the Head of Strategic Supply Chain.\n\n \n Strategic Supply Chain Interface \n\n • Work closely with the Head of Strategic Supply Chain on supplier performance, sourcing decisions and escalations.\n, • Implement agreed supplier and sourcing arrangements.\n, • Provide operational feedback on supplier performance, delivery reliability and recurring issues.\n, • Escalate significant commercial, capacity or supplier risks.\n, • Support strategic supplier reviews where operational input is required.\n\n \n Process, Reporting & Team Management \n\n • Maintain clear reporting on purchasing, stock, supplier performance, logistics and material readiness.\n, • Maintain agreed operational supply-chain KPIs.\n, • Identify recurring issues and implement practical improvements within purchasing, logistics and inventory processes.\n, • Maintain appropriate purchasing controls, process discipline and data quality.\n, • Work with Finance as ERP and financial-process owner.\n, • Ensure purchasing requests follow agreed approval and authority processes.\n, • Line-manage and develop the Stock & Inventory Controller.\n, • Coordinate purchasing, stock and logistics activity against business priorities.\n\n \n You Should Have: \n \n\n • Experience in purchasing, supply-chain operations, procurement operations or logistics.\n, • Strong purchase-order administration and supplier-expediting experience.\n, • Experience in demand planning, replenishment or stock control.\n, • Ability to translate business requirements into clear purchasing and supply actions.\n, • Strong organisation, process discipline and attention to detail.\n, • Experience managing supplier communication and delivery follow-up.\n, • Experience with international inbound and outbound trade, including Incoterms, duties, customs requirements, international shipping and foreign-currency considerations.\n, • Experience using purchasing, ERP or inventory systems.\n, • Ability to manage competing priorities and operational issues.\n, • Strong stakeholder and supplier communication.\n, • Experience maintaining accurate operational records and reporting.\n, • Practical process-improvement capability.\n, • Ability to manage and develop a direct report.\n, • Ability to work closely with a strategic supply-chain lead while retaining responsibility for day-to-day execution.\n\n \n It would be great if you have: \n \n\n • Experience in engineering, manufacturing, R&D, scenic production or project-delivery environments.\n, • Inventory or warehouse-management experience.\n, • Experience supporting both repeatable products and bespoke projects.\n\n \n What We Offer: \n \n\n • A competitive salary and benefits package.\n, • A vibrant, inclusive, and dynamic work environment.\n, • Opportunities for personal and professional growth.\n, • A chance to be part of a forward-thinking team making a real difference.\n\n \n What it's like working at CONDUCTR: \n \n CONDUCTR is proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work®, officially certified for our outstanding workplace culture and employee satisfaction. We’ve also been named on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2026 list, recognised as a top 50 company to work for in the UK. We’re also honoured to be placed on UK’s Best Workplaces™ lists for: Wellbeing, Development, Women, and Tech, ranking highly among the top 100 companies for employee support, growth and career development - and we’re just getting started! \n \n On top of that, we’re one of the UK’s fastest growing companies - recently ranked 5th nationwide - creating exciting opportunities for our team to grow as fast as the business. \n \n Our 5 core values articulate this best, and we are looking for people who can demonstrate them: \n \n\n • We go above and #beyond\n, • We work as a #team & make it fun\n, • We creatively #kick-ass\n, • We #do it efficiently, on time & on budget\n, • We deliver work that makes us #proud\n\n \n Does this sound like the job for you? \n \n Apply via this post with your CV and share your linked in profile. If you sound like you are a good fit, we will reach out for an initial, informal chat.