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Job Title: Interim Group Accountant
Location: Hertfordshire
Duration: 3 Months
Day Rate: £450 - £500 a day inside IR35
Hybrid: 3 days office / 2 days home
Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Interim Group Management Accountant to support our finance function during a critical period. This role will play a key part in the delivery of the month-end close process, with a particular focus on cost centre management and key balance sheet reconciliations, including loans, interest, and bank postings.
This is a hands-on interim role suited to a qualified accountant with extensive post-qualification experience, a deep understanding of month-end processes, and ideally prior exposure to Oracle Fusion and Oracle FCCS.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and execute the month-end close process, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Perform and review journal entries and reconciliations for key balance sheet areas, including:
- Loan accounting
- Interest calculations and accruals
- Bank reconciliations and related postings
- Oversee cost centre accounting, ensuring accurate allocation of costs and meaningful variance analysis.
- Support the Group Financial Controller with group-level reporting requirements.
- Collaborate with business units to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial data.
- Maintain and improve financial controls around key processes.
- Assist with the preparation of management accounts, reporting packs, and commentary.
- Provide support for audit or ad hoc financial analysis as needed.
Key Requirements:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
- Significant post-qualification experience in a group finance or similar environment.
- Strong knowledge of month-end close, balance sheet management, and cost centre accounting.
- Excellent Excel skills and experience handling complex reconciliations and reporting.
- Experience with Oracle Fusion and Oracle FCCS is highly desirable.
- Proven ability to quickly integrate into a team and hit the ground running in an interim setting.
- Comfortable working independently and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.