Interim Accountant
Posted 4 days ago by IPS Finance
£600 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
Leeds
Summary: A leading financial services organization is seeking an Interim Financial Accountant for a 3 to 6 month contract. The role requires a senior finance professional with experience in financial services to manage reconciliations, controls, and banking activities while investigating potential issues with financial information from third-party suppliers. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement, requiring two days in the office in Leeds.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reconciliation of bank accounts and establish a robust ongoing reconciliation process.
- Manage transaction processing with the outsourced 3rd party providers, including analysis of monthly accounts pack data, posting of journals, monthly bank reconciliations, and resolution of discrepancies.
- Produce monthly reporting documentation.
- Partner with the outsourced suppliers to identify and implement improvements across accounting and banking operations.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
- Identify and implement enhancements to the accounting processes, focusing on strengthening controls and improving efficiency.
Key Skills:
- Proactive, self-starting accountant with strong technical accounting.
- Experience within financial services or a regulated environment is highly advantageous.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies independently.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and drive process improvements.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment.
Salary (Rate): £600/day
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Finance
A leading financial services organisation is seeking an Interim Financial Accountant on a 3 to 6 month contract. We are looking for a senior finance professional, ideally with experience within financial services, who can investigate potential issues with financial information provided by 3rd party suppliers, take ownership of reconciliations, controls, and banking activities. This is a hybrid working role in Leeds centre requiring 2 days in the office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reconciliation of bank accounts and establish a robust ongoing reconciliation process.
- Manage transaction processing with the outsourced 3rd party providers, including analysis of monthly accounts pack data, posting of journals, monthly bank reconciliations, and resolution of discrepancies.
- Produce monthly reporting documentation.
- Partner with the outsourced suppliers to identify and implement improvements across accounting and banking operations.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
- Identify and implement enhancements to the accounting processes, focusing on strengthening controls and improving efficiency.
The Ideal Candidate:
- A proactive, self-starting accountant with strong technical accounting.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment.
- Experience within financial services or a regulated environment is highly advantageous.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies independently.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and drive process improvements.
If you are interested in this Interim Financial Accountant opportunity or would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Warwick at IPS Finance. IPS Finance has 45 years experience in the Yorkshire accountancy recruitment market. We have built our business on long term relationships with both individuals and clients in all sectors, bringing real benefits to all concerned. Please visit the IPS Finance website to view the latest accountancy / finance and practice opportunities.