Financial Accounting Manager
Posted Today by Morson Edge
£500 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Cambridge
Summary: The Financial Accounting Manager role is a contract position based in Cambridge, requiring an experienced professional to oversee statutory accounts and manage the audit process for a mid-sized defence organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering financial accounts, collaborating with external auditors, and ensuring timely completion of audits. This position offers a competitive day rate and hybrid working arrangements. The role is classified as outside IR35, indicating a favorable tax status for contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver statutory financial accounts for a single entity
- Manage the audit process, working closely with external auditors
- Review existing work, identify issues, and implement solutions quickly
- Support corporation tax calculations in line with statutory submissions
- Prepare and submit R&D tax credit claims
- Collaborate with the internal finance team to ensure smooth delivery
Key Skills:
- Big 4 trained (Deloitte, PwC, EY, or KPMG)
- Minimum 5 years PQE
- Strong experience across audit, financial accounting, and reporting
- Proven ability to deliver statutory accounts and manage audits to completion
- Ability to quickly assess existing work, identify issues, and take action
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trust and rapport quickly
- Manufacturing or defence experience is beneficial but not essential
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Financial Accounting Manager (Contract)
Cambridge (Hybrid) 3–6 Months £500/day (Outside IR35)Morson are proud to be recruiting on behalf of Marshall Land Systems for an experienced Financial Accounting Manager to support a key period of financial reporting and audit delivery.This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established defence organisation, taking ownership of statutory accounts for a mid-sized entity (£100–150m turnover) and playing a critical role in driving audit completion within a tight timeframe.
The Role
You’ll step into a hands-on position where you’ll quickly assess the current status of the accounts, pick up partially completed work, and lead the process through to completion. You’ll act as the key point of contact for external auditors, ensuring deadlines are met while constructively challenging requests where appropriate.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver statutory financial accounts for a single entity
- Manage the audit process, working closely with external auditors
- Review existing work, identify issues, and implement solutions quickly
- Support corporation tax calculations in line with statutory submissions
- Prepare and submit R&D tax credit claims
- Collaborate with the internal finance team to ensure smooth delivery
Key Requirements
- Big 4 trained (Deloitte, PwC, EY, or KPMG)
- Minimum 5 years PQE
- Strong experience across audit, financial accounting, and reporting
- Proven ability to deliver statutory accounts and manage audits to completion
- Ability to quickly assess existing work, identify issues, and take action
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trust and rapport quickly
- Manufacturing or defence experience is beneficial but not essential
Why Apply?
- High-impact role with immediate responsibility
- Competitive day rate, outside IR35
- Hybrid working in Cambridge
- Opportunity to work within a leading defence organisation
If you’re available at short notice and ready to make an immediate impact, we’d like to hear from you—apply now or email a copy of your CV to (url removed)