Interim life: Not for everyone but rewarding for some
In the second instalment for AccountingWeb, Ben Davies of Archer Mathieson and Nick Diprose of BIE Interim Executive explore the pros and cons of interim work, what it takes to be successful in the field and some typical job types, as well as tips on how to find assignments. Geared particularly towards those working in the finance sector.
The article begins: “The most successful finance interims tend to be very well-rounded individuals: they have highly attuned diagnostic, analytic and people skills; they are confident enough to lead, coach and challenge, but sensitive enough to know when to keep quiet; they are often very commercially minded.
Those operating at senior levels will have general management experience and may have done stints overseas and in other functional areas, giving them the holistic viewpoint so often required for success as an interim.
Their finance experience may include audit and consulting, business partnering, turnaround, shared services and special project management. It is this wide-ranging experience that allows them, at the onset of an interim assignment, to quickly diagnose what needs to be done, why and how best to go about it. They are astute enough to know that the original brief given to them by the client will likely morph into a wider context or feature underlying, undetected issues that need attention.”
Read the full article at AccountingWeb.