Interim Senior Management Accountant
Posted 1 day ago by Cedar on Linkedin
£450 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Senior Management Accountant role involves a 3-6 month contract with a fast-paced real estate investment group, focusing on enhancing group finance capabilities during a busy reporting period. The position requires leading group consolidations, managing audits, and delivering insightful financial reports. Candidates should possess strong accounting qualifications and experience in multi-entity environments, particularly within real estate. The role offers a competitive day rate and a hybrid working model.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead group consolidations and prepare high-quality statutory and management accounts
- Drive the month-end close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and insightful reporting across entities
- Coordinate year-end audit activity and act as key liaison for external auditors
- Deliver bank covenant reporting, cash flow forecasts, and support working capital analysis
- Manage core accounting activities - prepayments, accruals, payroll oversight, and ledger controls
- Input into budgeting cycles, financial modelling, and variance analysis to inform business planning
- Ensure robust financial governance and support junior finance team members
Key Skills:
- A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
- Solid experience in group reporting, audit prep, and financial controls within multi-entity environments
- Comfort operating in hands-on, fast-paced finance functions
- Previous experience in real estate, property, or asset-heavy businesses (desirable)
- Strong Excel capability, with the ability to enhance existing models and reports
- A delivery-focused, pragmatic approach with strong stakeholder communication skills
Salary (Rate): 450
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other