Interim Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant

Location: Leeds (Hybrid)
Contract Type: 3 months FTC
Hours: Full-Time

About the Role

Marks Sattin is delighted to be working with an excellent organization that is looking for a Financial Accountant to join the business on a 3-month FTC basis.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Finance Manager, the primary purpose of the role is to provide accounting support across a range of responsibilities, delivering accurate accounting reports in a timely and reliable manner.
• Take ownership of management reporting and balance sheet controls, with \’end to end\’ responsibility for certain quarterly/year-end activities.
• Create process improvements, suggest changes to enhance the control environment, and improve decision-making insight.
• Provide reliable quarterly management accounts for the UK group and the Belgian branch.
• Compile annual TB and financial statements for the UK group and the Belgian branch, ready for review by the Finance Manager and external audit, ensuring accuracy and complete analysis.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts for the UK group and other EMEA offices, as well as key accounts including distributions and payroll costs.
• Prepare quarterly UK VAT returns and associated \”net-down\” journal.
• Assist with providing data to external statutory auditors in the UK during audits.
• Prepare and deliver regular reports to internal stakeholders.
• Input monthly journals for month-end routines.
• Calculate and bill shared overhead costs to group entities.
• Co-authorize office and client payments within banking portals, ensuring compliance with SAR.

Key Skills, Attributes, and Experience

• Clear and concise communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Significant experience in similar accounting roles.
• Strong technical skills in accounting procedures.
• Ambitious and proactive—delivers results and suggests improvements.
• Strong team player, able to build relationships with team members and stakeholders; energetic and team-oriented.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Highly proficient in Excel and complex accounting systems; adaptable to learning new applications.

If this role interests you, please apply!

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