At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead month-end and year-end processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Company: Join a large public sector organisation with a purpose-driven mission.
- Benefits: Competitive day rate, flexible hybrid working, and impactful role.
- Other info: Opportunity for hands-on experience in a complex environment.
- Why this job: Make a difference during a critical financial reporting period.
- Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant with experience in financial and management accounting.
We are supporting a large public sector organisation in the appointment of an experienced Interim Management Accountant to provide essential support whilst they recruit permanently. This is a hands-on role requiring a strong mix of financial accounting and management accounting expertise, operating within a complex and highly regulated environment. You will play a key role in ensuring accurate reporting, maintaining robust controls, and supporting the organisation through a smooth year-end close and audit cycle.
Responsibilities
- Support and lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.
- Produce management accounts, including robust variance analysis and commentary.
- Assist with the preparation of statutory accounts and supporting schedules.
- Lead on audit preparation, including working papers, reconciliations, and responding to external audit queries.
- Maintain balance sheet integrity through detailed reconciliations and issue resolution.
- Work closely with budget holders to provide financial insight, challenge, and support decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with public sector financial regulations and reporting standards.
- Identify and implement improvements to financial processes and controls.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management as required.
About You
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
- Proven experience in both financial and management accounting.
- Strong track record supporting year-end and audit processes within a complex organisation.
- Strong understanding of financial controls and governance frameworks.
- Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical capability.
- Able to hit the ground running and deliver impact quickly in an interim capacity.
- Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Why Apply?
- Opportunity to contribute during a critical financial reporting period.
- Broad, hands-on role with exposure to both technical and operational finance.
- Work within a purpose-driven public sector environment.
- Flexible, hybrid working model.
If you're an experienced interim finance professional with a strong management/financial accounting background and are available from August onwards, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.
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