Interim Management Accountant

Interim Management Accountant

Posted Today by Finatal

£400 Per day
Outside
Remote
United Kingdom

Summary: The Interim Management Accountant role is designed for a private equity-backed professional services business seeking to enhance its finance function during a growth phase. The position involves preparing financial reports, supporting month-end processes, and ensuring financial controls, making it ideal for an ACA-qualified accountant transitioning from practice to industry. The role offers significant exposure to a fast-paced environment and opportunities for commercial development.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare monthly management accounts with supporting analysis
  • Review and reconcile balance sheet accounts
  • Analyse P&L performance and provide variance commentary
  • Oversee and review payroll accounting
  • Support and help drive the month-end close process
  • Assist in improving financial processes and controls
  • Partner with the Financial Controller on ad hoc analysis and reporting

Key Skills:

  • ACA (or equivalent) qualified
  • Recently qualified, ideally from a practice background
  • Strong grounding in financial reporting and accounting fundamentals
  • High attention to detail with a proactive, hands-on approach
  • Confident working remotely and managing own workload
  • Strong Excel and analytical skills

Salary (Rate): £400 daily

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Interim Management Accountant – PE-Backed Professional Services

Location: Remote

Day Rate: £350–£400 per day (Outside IR35)

Start: ASAP

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A private equity-backed professional services business is seeking an Interim Management Accountant to support the finance function during a period of growth and increased reporting demands. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, this role is ideally suited to an ACA (or equivalent) qualified accountant making their first move from practice into industry, offering strong exposure to a fast-paced, PE-backed environment.

The Opportunity

You will play a key role in delivering accurate and timely financial information, supporting the month-end close and ensuring robust financial controls across the business. This is a hands-on role with broad exposure across core finance, offering a great platform to build commercial awareness in an industry setting.

  • Prepare monthly management accounts with supporting analysis
  • Review and reconcile balance sheet accounts
  • Analyse P&L performance and provide variance commentary
  • Oversee and review payroll accounting
  • Support and help drive the month-end close process
  • Assist in improving financial processes and controls
  • Partner with the Financial Controller on ad hoc analysis and reporting

Candidate Profile

  • ACA (or equivalent) qualified
  • Recently qualified, ideally from a practice background
  • Strong grounding in financial reporting and accounting fundamentals
  • High attention to detail with a proactive, hands-on approach
  • Confident working remotely and managing own workload
  • Strong Excel and analytical skills