Interim management accountant
Posted 1 day ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
South West, UK
Summary: The role of Interim Management Accountant involves overseeing finance operations and group reporting for a 3-6 month period, with a hybrid working arrangement based in Bath and remote. The position requires a qualified accountant with significant experience in finance roles, particularly in month-end processes and multi-entity consolidation. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining financial systems, delivering management information packs, and ensuring robust financial controls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide end-to-end ownership of finance operations and group reporting.
- Maintain clean and current financial systems.
- Close the ledgers each month.
- Deliver insightful management information packs.
- Maintain robust financial controls.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in a hands-on SME or agency finance role.
- Qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) or equivalent QBE; part-qualified candidates with industry experience may be considered.
- Intermediate Excel/Google Sheets skills; confident user of Xero.
- Able to interrogate data, spot anomalies, and explain variances clearly.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Clear communication skills to translate numbers for non-finance colleagues.
- High integrity and proactive mindset; comfortable in a fast-growth environment.
Salary (Rate): Competitive day rate GBP
City: Bath
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
3-6-month interim assignment
- Job Title: Interim Management Accountant
- Reports to: Head of Finance
- Location: Hybrid - Bath/Remote
- February start: 3-6 months
Purpose of the roleProvide end-to-end ownership of the finance operations and group reporting. You will keep all systems clean and current, close the ledgers each month, deliver insightful MI packs and maintain robust controls.
Person profile:
- Experience: 5 + years in a hands-on SME or agency finance role, including full month-end ownership and ideally, multi-entity consolidation.
- Qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) - or equivalent QBE. Will review part-qualified if you have a good amount of industry experience.
- Technical: Intermediate Excel/Google Sheets; confident user of Xero
- Analytical: Able to interrogate data, spot anomalies and explain variances clearly.
- Organisation: Works independently, prioritises deadlines, maintains immaculate attention to detail.
- Soft skills: Clear communicator who can translate numbers for creative non-finance colleagues.
- Values: High integrity, proactive mindset, comfortable in a fast-growth, ever-changing environment.
Desirable
- Exposure to US reporting/tax considerations and multi-currency environments.
- Prior experience in the media or tech services business.
- Familiarity with automation tools (Zapier, Power Query, SQL) for reporting efficiencies.
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 Charles Maidment from the Hays Bristol finance team.
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