Interim Group Management Accountant
Posted 1 day ago by Investigo
£350 Per day
Inside
Onsite
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Group Management Accountant role is focused on managing the cost of sales and gross margin for a private equity-backed SaaS business in London. This hands-on position requires ownership of direct cost accounting and collaboration with the finance team to enhance reporting and controls. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring accurate month-end reporting and improving financial processes within a growing organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ownership of cost of sales / direct cost accounting across the group
- Ensuring accurate recognition, accruals and reporting of direct costs linked to revenue
- Responsibility for the cost of sales line within the P&L, ensuring accurate month-end reporting
- Processing and reviewing supplier invoices linked to service delivery or operational costs
- Working closely with Accounts Payable and finance colleagues to ensure correct coding and cost allocation
- Supporting the month-end close process, including reconciliations and variance analysis
- Producing gross margin reporting and analysis to support finance leadership
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting within this area of finance
Key Skills:
- Qualified or Part-qualified accountant (ACA/ CIMA / ACCA or equivalent)
- Experience working as a Management Accountant or similar role within a commercial environment
- Experience within a PE backed business
- Strong understanding of P&L structure, cost of sales and gross margin reporting
- Comfortable working in hands-on finance environments, including invoice processing where required
- Strong Excel skills and good attention to detail
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to work independently
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with finance and non-finance stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £350 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Interim Group Management Accountant (Cost of Sales / Gross Margin) London, 3 days/week in office | 12-month contract | Day rate £300-£350/day doe
A London-based, private equity-backed SaaS business is seeking an Interim Group Management Accountant to take ownership of the cost of sales / direct cost base within the P&L. This role sits within the central finance team and will play an important part in ensuring the accuracy, control and reporting of the cost lines that sit directly below revenue. The business has experienced significant change and growth, and the finance team is looking to bring in a hands-on contractor who can take ownership of this area, improve processes and ensure robust reporting across the group. This is a practical role suited to someone who is comfortable working close to the detail while also partnering with the wider finance team to strengthen controls and reporting.
- Key responsibilities
- Ownership of cost of sales / direct cost accounting across the group
- Ensuring accurate recognition, accruals and reporting of direct costs linked to revenue
- Responsibility for the cost of sales line within the P&L , ensuring accurate month-end reporting
- Processing and reviewing supplier invoices linked to service delivery or operational costs
- Working closely with Accounts Payable and finance colleagues to ensure correct coding and cost allocation
- Supporting the month-end close process , including reconciliations and variance analysis
- Producing gross margin reporting and analysis to support finance leadership
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting within this area of finance
Candidate profile
- Qualified or Part-qualified accountant (ACA/ CIMA / ACCA or equivalent)
- Experience working as a Management Accountant or similar role within a commercial environment
- Experience within a PE backed business,
- Strong understanding of P&L structure, cost of sales and gross margin reporting
- Comfortable working in hands-on finance environments , including invoice processing where required
- Strong Excel skills and good attention to detail
- Proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to work independently
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with finance and non-finance stakeholders
This role would suit someone who enjoys taking ownership of a defined area of the P&L , improving processes and ensuring strong financial control within a growing business.