Accounting & Finance
Interim Commercial Finance Manager
- United Kingdom
- Competitive
- Contract
Interim Commercial Finance Manager (Interim Contract) – Live Events & Experiences Global Networks is supporting a leading business in the live events and experiences space to appoint an Interim Commercial Finance Manager. This is a hands-on, high-impact role partnering closely with Live Events, Live Experiences, and Marketing teams across a busy portfolio of projects—owning event settlements, driving sharp forecasting, and delivering the commercial insight that shapes decision-making. You’ll sit at the heart of event performance: reconciling event P&Ls, digging into variances, improving clarity around profitability, and ensuring financial reporting stands up to scrutiny. Alongside commercial partnering, you’ll also support month-end and financial control, and provide leadership to a small finance team. Required Skills Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience with relevant industry expertise Strong commercial finance / finance business partnering experience in a commercial, project-based, or operational environment Proven experience managing and reconciling multiple projects, contracts, events, or revenue-generating activities simultaneously Strong analytical capability—able to investigate and clearly explain variances between budget, forecast, and actuals Advanced Excel skills with strong financial modelling capability Confident working with (and influencing) non-finance stakeholders across operational teams Excellent attention to detail and organisational discipline, with strong audit trail habits Experience leading, mentoring, or supervising finance staff Nice to Have Skills Background in live events, concerts, exhibitions, attractions, ticketing, festivals, touring, sport, or similar project-based entertainment environments Experience with event settlements, promoter accounting, or ticketing reconciliations Strong post-event profitability analysis and review experience Month-end exposure including balance sheet reconciliations and gross profit reconciliation work VAT / tax compliance exposure Experience supporting multi-entity or international operations Exposure to ERP systems such as SAP, Access Financials, or similar Preferred Education and Experience Accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) preferred, with demonstrable relevant experience if qualified by experience Solid track record in commercial finance partnering within project-led or operational businesses Experience delivering forecasting, reporting, reconciliations, and commercial insight across multiple concurrent workstreams If you’re immediately available (or can start soon) and you enjoy being right at the commercial core of fast-moving, project-driven environments, apply now to be considered through Global Networks.
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