Interim Financial Accountant
Posted 2 weeks ago by Anderson Knight
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Renfrew, Renfrewshire, UK
Summary: Our client, a private equity backed company, is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their new Finance team, directly reporting to the Senior Leadership Team. The role involves managing day-to-day finance processes, ensuring data integrity, and driving improvements in internal controls while producing monthly and annual accounts. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in various financial reconciliations and contribute to larger finance projects. This position requires a fully qualified accountant with strong analytical and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform monthly reconciliations of the balance sheet.
- Complete monthly and annual VAT reconciliations and submissions to HMRC within the required timeframes.
- Manage Fixed Assets, Accruals, and Prepayments.
- Compile and submit all necessary government statistics reporting (ONS).
- Assist with the production of the year-end audit pack, including reconciliation work and variance investigations.
- Produce monthly management accounts within the required timeframes.
- Prepare and update the weekly cash forecast, utilising data from creditors, budget/forecast, and prior week movements.
- Assist with management accounts preparation and reforecasting as required.
- Contribute to larger finance projects, such as the implementation of new finance systems and automation of AP/AR/bank transactions.
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CA, CIMA)
- Strong excel skills
- Understanding of Oracle (desirable)
- Ability to analyse complex financial data and translate it into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Strong budgeting and forecasting experience
- A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively across teams and departments.
Salary (Rate): £58,000 yearly
City: Renfrew
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Our client, a private equity backed company are looking to add a Financial Accountant to their new Finance team, reporting directly into the Senior Leadership Team.
As a Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for the day to fay finance processes and the data integrity of the finance systems. You will play a key part in driving improvement within the internal controls/processes, whilst remaining compliant and also producing the month and annual accounts.
Duties and responsibilities:
Perform monthly reconciliations of the balance sheet.
Complete monthly and annual VAT reconciliations and submissions to HMRC within the required timeframes.
Manage Fixed Assets, Accruals, and Prepayments.
Compile and submit all necessary government statistics reporting (ONS).
Assist with the production of the year-end audit pack, including reconciliation work and variance investigations.
Produce monthly management accounts within the required timeframes.
Prepare and update the weekly cash forecast, utilising data from creditors, budget/forecast, and prior week movements.
Assist with management accounts preparation and reforecasting as required.
Contribute to larger finance projects, such as the implementation of new finance systems and automation of AP/AR/bank transactions.
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CA, CIMA)
- Strong excel skills
- Understanding of Oracle (desirable)
- Ability to analyse complex financial data and translate it into actionable insights.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Strong budgeting and forecasting experience
- A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively across teams and departments.
To apply, please submit an up to date CV now for a confidential consultation.