Interim Financial Reporting Manager in Newtownabbey

A leading manufacturing business in Belfast is seeking an Interim Financial Reporting Manager to join their team with immediate effect. This is a unique opportunity for a fully qualified accountant who thrives in a collaborative environment and can quickly take ownership of the month-end close, group consolidation, VAT, and comprehensive financial reporting.

As an Interim Financial Reporting Manager based in Belfast, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity of financial data across the organisation. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Managing the entire month-end close cycle from start to finish, overseeing everything from accruals through to final reporting.
• Taking charge of group consolidations for multiple entities.
• Preparing VAT returns across several jurisdictions.
• Maintaining strong internal controls throughout all processes.
• Providing valuable commercial insights that support both operational managers and senior leadership.
• Ensuring timely and accurate completion of all related tasks including accruals for accounts payable and receivable.
• Preparing, reviewing, and submitting detailed financial reports in accordance with group requirements and statutory obligations.
• Managing multi-entity reporting and ensuring consistency across all business units.
• Maintaining compliance with relevant regulations for VAT returns and indirect tax reporting for UK, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland entities.
• Collaborating with operational managers to provide insightful analysis and recommendations for budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Monitoring net working capital by overseeing receivables, payables, accruals, and VAT balances to optimise cashflow management.
• Implementing robust internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure adherence to accounting standards and governance policies.
• Identifying opportunities for cost control improvements and enhanced financial performance.
• Driving process improvements by identifying inefficiencies in current systems or procedures and implementing effective solutions.
• Providing commercial finance support by responding to audit queries, supporting year-end planning, and contributing to strategic decision-making.

What you'll bring:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent qualification with demonstrable experience in financial control roles within complex organisations.
• Immediate availability or capacity to commence employment by early June 2026.
• Proven track record of managing month-end close processes including preparation of accruals for both accounts payable and receivable functions.
• Extensive experience preparing statutory reports as well as group consolidations across multi-entity environments using advanced ERP or reporting systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of VAT compliance requirements for UK / NI / ROI entities along with hands-on experience handling audits or advisory queries related to indirect tax.
• Strong analytical skills combined with exceptional organisational abilities enabling you to manage competing priorities effectively under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills allowing you to build positive relationships with operational managers while delivering clear financial guidance tailored to non-finance audiences.
• Demonstrated history of driving process improvements that enhance efficiency, data quality, or internal controls within finance functions.
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff members within finance teams is highly desirable as it supports knowledge sharing across departments.
• Ability to provide commercial finance support by partnering with business leaders on budgeting, forecasting, cash flow optimisation, and strategic planning initiatives.

Whilst this role will be on a FTC, I am open to considering candidates on a Day Rate between £300-£350pd Inside via IR35.