Interim Project Accouuntant
Posted Today by Axon Moore
£55,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Leeds
Summary: The Interim Project Accountant role at Axon Moore involves direct reporting to the Financial Controller and focuses on enhancing the finance function through balance sheet integrity, audit readiness, and process improvement. The successful candidate will address historical issues while establishing robust procedures to facilitate future growth. Key responsibilities include balance sheet reconciliation, audit preparation, and process enhancement. This position requires a qualified accountant with strong experience in financial processes and controls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Balance sheet reconciliation, including investigation and resolution of historic issues
- Preparation and posting of correcting journal entries
- Identifying and implementing process improvements to prevent recurring issues
- Supporting the Financial Controller with audit preparation
- Completion of audit schedules across all balance sheet accounts
- Preparation of statutory notes and provision of information to external auditors
- Assisting with audit queries and sample testing
- Reviewing and improving existing processes, particularly around cash allocation for web transactions
- Identifying historical cash allocation issues and implementing solutions to resolve and prevent recurrence
- Establishing and managing reconciliation processes for goods received not invoiced following system implementation
- Providing month-end close support, including accruals and prepayments
- Reconciliation of sales and cost of sales
- Production of month-end accounts
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or by experience)
- Strong experience in balance sheet reconciliation and resolving complex historic issues
- Proven experience supporting audits and working with external auditors
- Experience of improving financial processes and controls
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Salary (Rate): £55,000/year
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Axon Moore are supporting a leading business in the appointment of an Interim Project Accountant, reporting directly to the Financial Controller. This role will play a key part in strengthening the finance function, with a particular focus on balance sheet integrity, audit readiness, and process improvement. The successful candidate will be instrumental in resolving historic issues while implementing robust procedures to support future growth. The key roles and responsibilities for this person will include:
- Balance sheet reconciliation, including investigation and resolution of historic issues
- Preparation and posting of correcting journal entries
- Identifying and implementing process improvements to prevent recurring issues
- Supporting the Financial Controller with audit preparation
- Completion of audit schedules across all balance sheet accounts
- Preparation of statutory notes and provision of information to external auditors
- Assisting with audit queries and sample testing
- Reviewing and improving existing processes, particularly around cash allocation for web transactions (own, overseas, and third-party platforms)
- Identifying historical cash allocation issues and implementing solutions to resolve and prevent recurrence
- Establishing and managing reconciliation processes for goods received not invoiced following system implementation
- Providing month-end close support, including accruals and prepayments
- Reconciliation of sales and cost of sales
- Production of month-end accounts
The ideal candidate requirements for this role will include the following:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or by experience)
- Strong experience in balance sheet reconciliation and resolving complex historic issues
- Proven experience supporting audits and working with external auditors
- Experience of improving financial processes and controls
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
This is an interim assignment with an immediate start. If you feel you have the required skills and experience for this role, please apply ASAP. IND1