Summary: The Project Accountant - Acquisitions & Integration role involves managing financial aspects of acquisitions and integrations within the industrial and manufacturing sector. The position requires supporting post-acquisition clean-up and integration work, including rebuilding accounting records and producing management accounts. This temporary role is based in London and reports to the Financial Controller and CFO. The successful candidate will join a well-established organization known for its commitment to operational excellence and innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support post-acquisition clean-up and integration work.
- Rebuild accounting records where data is limited or unreliable.
- Support financial due diligence on acquired entities.
- Bring new businesses into group systems and controls.
- Produce management accounts from messy source data.
- Review and fix manual Excel processes and spreadsheets.
- Design revenue flows from invoice through to revenue recognition.
- Spot inconsistencies and challenge numbers that don't look right.
- Provide broad finance support across AP, AR, payroll, and tax as needed.
Key Skills:
- Confident working with trial balances and management accounts.
- Experience in small companies, SMEs, or small practice environments.
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and minimal structure.
- Strong Excel skills; unafraid to dismantle and rebuild poor spreadsheets.
- Naturally inquisitive.
- Acquisition or integration experience.
- Revenue recognition exposure.
- Project or finance transformation experience.
Salary (Rate): £50,000 per annum
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
We are seeking a Project Accountant - Acquisitions & Integration to join our team in London on a temporary basis. The role involves managing financial aspects of acquisitions and integrations within the industrial and manufacturing sector. Client Details A well-established organisation within the industrial and manufacturing industry, this company is known for its focus on delivering high-quality products and services. As a medium-sized enterprise, they are committed to operational excellence and innovation in their field. Description Reporting into the Financial Controller and CFO, you'll support post-acquisition clean-up and integration work, including: Rebuilding accounting records where data is limited or unreliable Supporting financial due diligence on acquired entities Bringing new businesses into group systems and controls Producing management accounts from messy source data Reviewing and fixing manual Excel processes and spreadsheets Designing revenue flows from invoice through to revenue recognition Spotting inconsistencies and challenging numbers that don't look right Providing broad finance support across AP, AR, payroll, and tax as needed Profile Confident working with trial balances and management accounts Experience in small companies, SMEs, or small practice environments Comfortable operating with ambiguity and minimal structure Strong Excel skills; unafraid to dismantle and rebuild poor spreadsheets Naturally inquisitive Acquisition or integration experience Revenue recognition exposure Project or finance transformation experience Job Offer Competitive salary Opportunity to join a growing company Career development path Opportunity to gain experience in acquisitions and integration projects Work within a respected organisation in the industrial and manufacturing sector Temporary position located in London