At a Glance
- Tasks: Support finance processes, manage audits, and assist with budgeting in a collaborative team.
- Company: Join a dynamic finance team in North West London focused on education.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate for a 3-month contract with immediate start.
- Other info: Opportunity to work closely with senior finance professionals.
- Why this job: Make a real impact during a busy period in education finance.
- Qualifications: Experience in education finance and strong Excel skills required.
North West London
Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm | Fully Onsite
Daily Rate
3 month contract
We are seeking an experienced Interim Senior System Accountant to join a finance team in North West London. This role will be starting immediately, for a 3 month contract paid on a daily rate. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional with education experience to provide hands-on support during a busy period of audit, budgeting and financial planning.
About the role:
- Working closely with the Interim CFO, Finance Manager and System Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting the central finance function and ensuring financial processes remain accurate and well managed.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing and responding to audit queries
- Supporting budget preparation and re-forecasting
- Assisting with IRIS postings and month-end processes
- Reviewing month-end activity and financial information
- Providing clear financial commentary, including write-downs
- Supporting analysis and reporting using Excel
- Working collaboratively with the wider finance team
- Providing practical, hands-on finance support across the organisation
About you:
- Experienced within an education finance environment
- Confident managing audit requirements and supporting budgeting processes
- Strong in Excel, with good analytical and reporting skills
- Experienced with IRIS and ideally IMP Planner
- Practical, proactive and able to take a can-do approach
- Comfortable operating at a Senior level
- Able to work effectively as part of a close-knit, collaborative finance team
- Experience with PS Financials or another comparable budgeting system will also be considered, provided you can quickly learn and work with IRIS and IMP Planner.
If you have education/academy finance experience and are available for an immediate interim assignment, we would love to hear from you. Please reach out to Abbey Miller from Panoramic Associates and click apply.
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