Acquisita assist organisations to manage change and implement business improvement, provide skilled interim resources and offer support through commercial, finance and IT project management.

Interim Resourcing

What is Interim Management?
Interim management is the short-term assignment of a proven heavyweight executive to manage transition, crisis or change within a company.  A permanent role may be unnecessary or there may be insufficient time to make a permanent appointment.  Internally, there may not be anybody suitable for, or available to take up the position.  Whatever the reason, this is the type of situation where an interim manager could prove invaluable.

There are several factors that make interim management the powerful resourcing option that it has become today:

• Accountability - Rather than taking on a purely advisory role (as a management consultant would), interim managers are responsible and accountable line managers who will implement and manage a business or project in their own right.
• Commitment - Interim managers are committed to an interim career.  For them, this is never just something they are doing until a suitable permanent position is found.  They enjoy the challenge of the different assignments, take great pride in maintaining the highest standards and realise that they are only ever as good as their last job.
• Experience - Interim managers will be more than qualified for the position they are taking on and will therefore be stepping down in responsibility.  They will also have past experience of similar challenges to the ones they are about to face.  In addition, to enabling them to have an immediate effect and be productive from the outset, this minimises the risk of things going wrong and, more importantly, ensures success.
• Effectiveness - Operating at or near board-level gives interim managers the authority to effect significant change or transition within a company ? unlike a temp, they're not just there to 'hold the fort'.
• Objectivity - Unencumbered by any previous involvement in company processes or staff relationships, interim managers provide a fresh perspective and are free to concentrate on what's best for the business.
• Speed - Interim managers can be in place within days as opposed to weeks (essential when time constraints are paramount).

There are a number of different business situations that could result in the need for an interim manager. Typically, these could be one or more of the following:

• Crisis management
• Managing change or transition
• MBOs and IPOs
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Project management

When to hire an Interim Manager?

Whenever there is a demand for high-level management to be engaged rapidly and with flexibility and there is a need of rapid and confident implementation.

• Particular organisational situations such as start-ups, strategic reorientation, reorganisation, turnaround situations, restructuring, IPOs, spin-off of business units/divisions or functions, integration of new entities, corporate crisis or insolvency 
• Project management such as IT-outsourcing, implementation of new reporting systems, optimisation of purchasing, sales and production processes 
• Classic personnel recruitment problems in functions such as finance, human resources, production, logistics or quality in order to bridge vacancies, supplement know-how or strengthen resources 
• International tasks such as setting up foreign subsidiaries, crisis management or implementing growth goals 
• "On the job" coaching and consulting for generation changes or for managers in critical situations

Contact Us 

Acquisita LLP can help find professional interim resources for your business.

If you would like to find out how Acquisita can help your business.

Tel. +44(0)161 212 1630 or email contact@acqusita.com