Interim Accountant

Interim / Project Accountant (Xero Specialist)

Contract – 3 months initially, with potential extension. 3–5 days per week, Hybrid/On‑site as required.

Location: North Yorkshire. Start: ASAP. Total approximate effort: 40–60 days over the initial term.

The Role

You will work closely with the senior team to enhance financial processes, reporting, and systems integration, and prepare the accounts for the year‑end in January.

Key Objectives

• Improving financial accuracy, structure, and visibility
• Streamlining month‑end close processes
• Implementing clear policies and documentation
• Training staff to ensure changes stick

Key Responsibilities

• Review and enhance Xero configuration, including Chart of Accounts and reporting
• Implement profit tracking by business unit and improve KPI visibility
• Develop and document a depreciation policy compliant with UK GAAP/IFRS
• Clean up and maintain the fixed asset register
• Design and implement a robust month‑end checklist, including:
  • Stock management and valuations
  • Accruals and prepayments
  • Debtor and creditor controls
  • VAT returns
  • Depreciation and cross‑charging
• Support Office 365 setup and workflows (SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams)
• Integrate systems such as Stora, Stripe, VisionWeb into Xero
• Redesign management reports for clarity and usability
• Train internal staff and produce clear user guides and policies

About You – Essential

• Proven experience as an Interim or Project Accountant
• Strong, hands‑on expertise with Xero
• Excellent grasp of month‑end and management reporting
• Confident working independently and delivering to tight timelines
• Ability to explain finance clearly to non‑finance stakeholders

About You – Desirable

• Experience in operational, asset‑heavy, or stock‑based businesses
• Familiarity with systems integrations (e.g. Stripe, inventory or booking systems)
• Experience with Office 365 workflow improvements

Why This Role?

This is a genuinely impactful assignment; you’ll have autonomy, access to systems, and senior buy‑in to make meaningful changes. Ideal if you enjoy sorting, structuring, and improving finance functions rather than just keeping the lights on.

Apply now or contact Becki at Westmoore Recruitment for more information.