Details:
- Salary: £19 - 23 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Penryn Cornwall
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
Finance Manager – Falmouth – circa 3 Month Interim Contract (Potential to Extend)
???? Hourly Rate: £19 - £23 per hour
???? Location: Falmouth, Cornwall
???? Hours: Full time (40 hours, flexible start/finish)
???? Start: June 2026
Are you a hands-on finance professional who enjoys taking full ownership of the finance function? This Interim Finance Manager position offers the opportunity to support an exciting, fast-growing organisation during a key phase, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while contributing to core financial reporting and controls.
We are supporting a valued and rapidly expanding client seeking an Interim Finance Manager. This role is ideal for someone who is confident working across all areas of transactional finance while also supporting month-end duties, analysis, and compliance.
What You’ll Be Doing
✔ Taking ownership of the day-to-day finance function
✔ Managing Accounts Payable including invoice processing, payments and supplier queries
✔ Overseeing Accounts Receivable, raising sales invoices and managing debtors
✔ Handling Payroll processes and liaising with payroll providers
✔ Completing bank reconciliations, credit card reconciliations and petty cash management
✔ Maintaining the fixed asset register, additions, disposals and depreciation
✔ Managing expenses, purchase orders and supplier onboarding
✔ Supporting cashflow monitoring, forecasting inputs and weekly reporting
✔ Posting journals including accruals, prepayments and month-end adjustments
✔ Assisting with the monthly management accounts
✔ Preparing and submitting VAT returns
✔ Providing financial analysis and supporting senior finance with ad-hoc reporting
✔ Ensuring strong financial controls, accuracy and process improvements
✔ Supporting year-end preparations and auditor queries where required
What We’re Looking For
???? Experience across all areas of transactional finance
???? Confident supporting month-end routines and management accounts
???? Strong understanding of reconciliations, journals and financial controls
???? Hands-on, proactive and comfortable working independently
???? Good communicator who can support and advise the wider business
???? Highly organised with strong attention to detail
???? Competent with Excel and finance systems
???? Able to thrive in a fast-growing, dynamic environment
Why You’ll Love This Role
✔ Work for an interesting, fast-growing and ambitious organisation
✔ A varied role with real ownership and autonomy
✔ Opportunity for the interim position to convert into something longer-term
✔ Flexible start and finish times
✔ Make an immediate impact
???? Apply now for a confidential conversation about this Interim Finance Manager opportunity in Falmouth.
Carrington Wood is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting organisations across Cornwall, Devon and the wider South West. We recruit across Finance, Accounting, HR, Administration, Customer Service and Business Support on both a temporary and permanent basis