Interim Financial Accountant
Posted Today by HAYS
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Summary: The Interim Financial Accountant role in West Yorkshire involves managing key financial reporting processes with a focus on statutory accounts and audit delivery within a high-growth business. The position requires technical expertise and the ability to meet tight deadlines while collaborating with senior stakeholders during a critical reporting period. This is a hands-on role that emphasizes financial controls and reporting accuracy. The assignment is expected to last for over three months with hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Below-operating-profit activity including debt/interest, derivatives, restructuring and share-based compensation
- Holding company accounting and cash accounting
- Fixed asset & lease accounting
- Group consolidation
- Balance sheet governance, working-capital analysis and assurance
- Month-end balance sheet analysis and reporting
- Monthly reporting
- Preparation for Group quarterly/annual reporting
- Preparation of IFRS statutory accounts and other statutory submissions
- Delivery of accurate monthly/quarterly results aligned with group policy and SOX/internal controls
- External reporting support and financial information delivery
- Process improvement & efficiency initiatives across finance operations
Key Skills:
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified (or equivalent)
- Proven experience in delivering statutory accounts and year-end audits
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (US GAAP/IFRS essential)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Ability to hit the ground running with minimal supervision
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems advantageous
Salary (Rate): £450 daily
City: Leeds
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Your new company
A high-growth, large business operating within a fast-paced environment are looking for an Interim Financial Accountant. The organisation has undergone significant recent change, with a strong emphasis on tightening financial controls, enhancing reporting accuracy, and delivering a robust year-end process. You will join a collaborative finance team supporting senior stakeholders through a critical reporting period.
Your new role
As an Interim Financial Accountant (3+ months), you will take ownership of key financial reporting processes with a strong focus on statutory accounts and audit delivery. This is a hands-on role requiring technical expertise and the ability to operate to tight deadlines.
- Below-operating-profit activity including debt/interest, derivatives, restructuring and share-based compensation
- Holding company accounting and cash accounting
- Fixed asset & lease accounting
- Group consolidation
- Balance sheet governance, working-capital analysis and assurance
- Month-end balance sheet analysis and reporting
- Monthly reporting
- Preparation for Group quarterly/annual reporting
- Preparation of IFRS statutory accounts and other statutory submissions
- Delivery of accurate monthly/quarterly results aligned with group policy and SOX/internal controls
- External reporting support and financial information delivery
- Process improvement & efficiency initiatives across finance operations
What you'll need to succeed - ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified (or equivalent)
- Proven experience in delivering statutory accounts and year-end audits
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (US GAAP/IFRS essential)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Ability to hit the ground running with minimal supervision
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems advantageous
- Competitive day rate up to £450 per day umbrella inside IR35
- Immediate start with a 3 + month assignment
- Opportunity to work in a high-growth, commercially driven business
- Exposure to senior stakeholders and complex reporting environment
- Hybrid working, 2 days in the office Monday & Wednesday and the rest working from home
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