Interim Commercial Accountant
Posted 1 day ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Solihull, West Midlands, UK
Summary: The role of Interim Commercial Accountant involves maintaining and improving commercial processes to maximize financial returns for a Solihull-based client. The position requires collaboration with various teams to manage contracts, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance with financial protocols. The successful candidate will also be responsible for financial reporting and supporting the development of budgets and forecasts. This is a full-time, hybrid position offering a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain commercial processes and procedures, embedding best practice and driving continuous improvement to maximise financial returns.
- Analyse payment mechanisms, identify practical operational controls to mitigate risk, and review KPI performance to ensure exposure is effectively managed.
- Collaborate with contract management teams to identify and develop opportunities for additional work.
- Attend client meetings as required to address commercial matters.
- Administer and advise on main contract and subcontract terms, manage variations, and resolve commercial disputes as they arise.
- Support contract managers in negotiating subcontractor appointments and agreeing standard terms.
- Work closely with the Operations team to ensure systems and processes meet contractual requirements and accurately capture all billable events for additional and reactive works.
- Monitor payment processes to ensure compliance with protocols, intervening where necessary to address overdue debt.
- Minimise aged WIP and ensure invoicing remains current.
- Support the development of lifecycle plans alongside contract managers.
- Contribute to annual budgets and financial forecasts in partnership with the finance business partner and contract management team.
- Manage monthly profit reporting and cost-value reconciliation for multiple large multisite contracts, ensuring accurate cost and revenue capture and reviewing results with operations.
- Produce the monthly performance reporting dashboard.
- Review contract performance, providing clear explanations for turnover, profit and margin variances.
- Manage and report on commercial risks and opportunities.
- Support the bid team by reviewing contractual documents and critically evaluating estimating proposals to ensure submissions are robust.
Key Skills:
- Experience in accounting functions for large-scale projects.
- Qualified or QBE candidates are welcome.
- Strong communication skills with internal colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to ensure compliance with company policies across sites/projects.
Salary (Rate): £450 Daily
City: Solihull
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
IR35 Status: Undetermined
Seniority Level: Undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
What you'll need to succeed
We are on the lookout for someone who has dealt with the accounting function of a similar scaled project. We are happy to review qualified and QBE candidate backgrounds. You will be comfortable communicating with internal colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, ensuring sites/projects are running in-line with company policy.
What you'll get in return
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Your new company
Hays are pleased to be working with our Solihull-based client, who are on the lookout for an Interim Commercial Accountant to join the organisation.
Your new role
- Maintain commercial processes and procedures, embedding best practice and driving continuous improvement to maximise financial returns.
- Analyse payment mechanisms, identify practical operational controls to mitigate risk, and review KPI performance to ensure exposure is effectively managed.
- Collaborate with contract management teams to identify and develop opportunities for additional work.
- Attend client meetings as required to address commercial matters.
- Administer and advise on main contract and subcontract terms, manage variations, and resolve commercial disputes as they arise.
- Support contract managers in negotiating subcontractor appointments and agreeing standard terms.
- Work closely with the Operations team to ensure systems and processes meet contractual requirements and accurately capture all billable events for additional and reactive works.
- Monitor payment processes to ensure compliance with protocols, intervening where necessary to address overdue debt.
- Minimise aged WIP and ensure invoicing remains current.
- Support the development of lifecycle plans alongside contract managers.
- Contribute to annual budgets and financial forecasts in partnership with the finance business partner and contract management team.
- Manage monthly profit reporting and cost-value reconciliation for multiple large multisite contracts, ensuring accurate cost and revenue capture and reviewing results with operations.
- Produce the monthly performance reporting dashboard.
- Review contract performance, providing clear explanations for turnover, profit and margin variances.
- Manage and report on commercial risks and opportunities.
- Support the bid team by reviewing contractual documents and critically evaluating estimating proposals to ensure submissions are robust.
What you'll need to succeed
We are on the lookout for someone who has dealt with the accounting function of a similar scaled project. We are happy to review qualified and QBE candidate backgrounds. You will be comfortable communicating with internal colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, ensuring sites/projects are running in-line with company policy.
What you'll get in return
- Hybrid working
- Modern office space
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.