Interim Accountant

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

To work closely with the interim head of finance to ensure that the financial IT systems re-implementation and related transactions are processed in a methodology that is both compliant and externally auditable for the Access Partnership group accounting for 2019 and ongoing months.

YOU WILL ASSIST IN THE FOLLOWING DUTIES

• Assisting with Invoicing cycle - preparation of invoices, approval by senior internal staff, issuance to customers (often via client portals) through to credit control
• Management Accounting - Assist in the detailed reporting for senior management and PE investors
• The External Audit - liaison with Auditors, and providing audit sampling material
• Cashflow information
• AR, AP and banking transactions, including reconciliations
• Intercompany transaction management
• Creating general journals and uploading into Sage Finance
• Tax compliance - VAT and Corporation Tax
• Liaison with Operations staff and senior Geographic/Practice leads
• Balance Sheet reconciliations, and suggesting solutions where appropriate
• Work closely with the finance team - currently UK based staff (CFO, Interim FC, Accounts assistant, Invoicing assistant and assistant accountant) and 2 overseas (US and Singapore) and some involvement with Senegal
• Gaining an understand our IT systems, and staff training if required
• Other duties as and when required

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• University Degree
• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• 5 years post qualification experience
• Professional Services (particularly a timesheet billing model) - prior experience would be very beneficial
• Good Excel skills (look-up functions/sum if/pivot tables/graphical presentation of data)
• Private Equity Experience - prior experience would be preferable, but not essential