Interim

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EquityInterim gives clients the ability to tap into our talent pool for specific jobs – whether that’s helping you manage a poorly performing finance function as interim finance director or interim financial controller, executing a turnaround, devising a new financial strategy or ensuring growth plans are executed with much-needed discipline.

EquityInterim offers experienced financial executives stimulating and rewarding assignments in companies where steady-state is not an option. Our clients demand fast results, whether the job is turnaround, financial management for specific projects, covering for vacancies in the Financial Controller or Financial Director role or preparing a business for change.

Thanks to our focus, you can be confident that whatever the situation, whichever skills you need and whenever you need them, we can provide the right finance exec for the job.

Example assignments include

New Business

Investor contacted us at the early stages of the launch of an exciting new brand, fully funded, but pre-revenue.

Client had identified the need for an experienced and commercial senior financial executive to work across all aspects of the business.Specifics required included on–line start up and business planning/modelling.

Given the early stage of the business this was on an initial 3 month basis and for 3 days a week.

Help at Year End

Substantial, international,private equity backed, multi-site business. Strong CFO and Financial Controller in post, but extra support required at a senior level for a 6 month period to assist with year end, budgeting and tight cash management.

Acquisition

Acquisitive, European, private equity backed SME moving towards a shareholder exit.CFO too stretched to maintain the exit momentum as well as ensure full integration of new acquisitions. Solution was to hire an interim senior Financial Controller for an initial 3 months (extended to 6)

Turnaround

Shareholders in this privately held SME saw an urgent need to replace the Finance Director as the credit crisis deepened, the business moved away from its business plan and banking covenants were in danger of being breached. It was crucial that the new FD was available quickly and had extensive experience of dealing with difficult leveraged situations as well as being broadly skilled enough to deal with all aspects of the finance function ,given its relatively small size.
Initial hire for6 months given uncertainty.

Interim to Permanent Finance Director

Vacancy arose due to the sudden resignation of the Client’s Finance Director.. Additionally anew Financial Controller, who had not yet started, had just been hired and thus the finance function was in a state of flux.

Thorough but immediate process required to identify successor thus the role was initially fora 6 month interim but very much with a view to becoming permanent over time.

For specific enquiries relating to interim hires please call Robert Draper or Ray Nicholls on 020 7493 2703 or email robertdraper@equityinterim.com or raynicholls@equityinterim.com