Finance Manager

Cedar is partnered with a PE-backed data centres business in the City of London to appoint an Interim Finance Manager for a 6-12 month assignment. The role is paying £450-£500 per day.

The Company The business owns and operates a growing portfolio of data centre assets across multiple entities and jurisdictions.

It operates in a capital-intensive environment, with significant investment into new sites, acquisitions, development activity and ongoing portfolio growth. Finance works closely with commercial teams, lenders, advisers and external partners, supporting both day-to-day reporting and wider investment activity.

The Role Reporting to the Finance Director, the Interim Finance Manager will take ownership of a portfolio of entities and help ensure financial information is accurate, well controlled and delivered to deadline.

Key responsibilities include

Owning monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting across multiple entities.

Reviewing balance sheet positions, reconciliations and supporting analysis.

Coordinating reporting inputs and consolidations across the wider group.

Supporting acquisitions, disposals and other transaction-related finance activity.

Managing cash positions, funding requirements and intercompany movements.

Producing financial information for lenders, senior stakeholders and external advisers.

Supporting budgeting, reforecasting and performance analysis.

Coordinating statutory reporting and the external audit process.

Improving reporting processes, controls and consistency across finance.

Your Profile

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualified accountant.

Strong post-qualified finance experience within a complex, multi-entity environment.

Experience within data centres, infrastructure, property-heavy or other asset-intensive businesses would be highly relevant.

Audit experience across data centres or similarly asset-heavy businesses would be useful.

Strong financial reporting, balance sheet and consolidation capability.

Good understanding of IFRS and statutory reporting.

Exposure to transactions, lender reporting and cash management.

£450-£500 per day should represent a fair market rate for your experience or a logical progression from your previous compensation.

Compensation & Working Arrangements This Interim Finance Manager assignment is expected to run for 6-12 months, with a hybrid working pattern of 3 days per week in impressive City of London offices.

The role offers broad exposure across reporting, control, transactions and cash management within a PE-backed data centres business, with a day rate of £450-£500 per day.