Senior Financial Accountant in London

Interim Senior Financial Accountant Role – 6 months

A fast-growing consumer brand is looking for an Interim Senior Financial Accountant to support their finance function during a period of continued expansion and systems change. Reporting to the Finance Manager, this role will play a key part in ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and supporting improvements across processes, controls and systems.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, product-led business operating across both wholesale and e-commerce channels, working closely with teams across operations, production, logistics and FP&A.

About the role:

• Lead the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, reconciliations and preparation of financial statements.
• Act as the technical accounting expert, ensuring compliance with UK GAAP and internal policies.
• Manage stock accounting, fixed assets, lease accounting (IFRS 16) and cash-flow activities.
• Perform detailed balance sheet reviews and ensure accuracy across all reconciliations.
• Support process improvements, documentation of best practice and strengthening of internal controls.
• Play a key role in the ERP implementation: UAT testing, integration with reporting, and supporting go-live.
• Prepare monthly and year-end reporting and support audit requirements.
• Manage VAT returns and broader tax compliance activity.
• Collaborate with FP&A and operational teams to ensure accurate reporting of inventory, COGS and business performance.

About you:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong technical grounding.
• Background in wholesale, e-commerce, consumer products or similar environments is advantageous.
• Experience working in a fast-changing environment with exposure to process improvement and system changes.
• Strong Excel and data-handling capability.
• Confident communicator able to partner cross-functionally.

If you’re available immediately or at short notice and enjoy combining strong technical accounting with operational exposure, this is a great opportunity to add value in a high-growth, internationally recognised brand.