Interim Management Accountant - #2192287

Interim Management Accountant
Location: North Bristol
Duration: Initial 3-4 months
Start: ASAP
Working pattern: Hybrid with flexible hours

The Opportunity
We are recruiting an experienced Interim Management Accountant to provide immediate senior finance support to a growing group of businesses based in North Bristol. This is a hands-on assignment, reporting directly to the Finance Director, with responsibility for the day-to-day finance and management accounting across four UK businesses.

The successful candidate will provide stability and additional senior-level support through December, January and into the New Year, while the business reviews its longer-term permanent finance structure.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the monthly management accounts across four UK entities
• Deliver accurate month-end reporting, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage and oversee the day-to-day finance function
• Provide clear financial analysis and management information to the FD
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow reporting where required
• Work closely with the Bristol finance team of three and the Financial Controller based in Germany
• Review and resolve historic ledger issues, including duplicate payments and legacy transactions
• Undertake data cleansing and improve the accuracy of financial information
• Strengthen financial controls and improve existing finance processes
• Identify efficiencies and improvements across reporting and month-end
• Provide additional senior finance support, freeing up the FD to focus on wider strategic priorities
• Support ad hoc finance projects and wider group requirements as necessary
  
  We are looking for somebody who is:
  
  
• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• An experienced Management Accountant with strong all-round technical accounting knowledge
• Comfortable working across multiple entities in a group environment
• Strong across management accounts, balance sheet, reconciliations and month-end
• Happy to get into the detail and resolving historic or imperfect financial data
• Confident working autonomously and taking ownership
• Able to improve processes rather than simply maintain the status quo
• Comfortable working with both UK and international finance stakeholders
• Available at short notice and able to hit the ground running
  
  Assignment Details
  
  This is an urgent requirement, with CVs being reviewed immediately and interviews taking place at short notice.
• The initial assignment is expected to run for 3-4 months:
• Hybrid working: Yes
• Flexible hours: Available
• Start date: ASAP. Team interviews 1-stage taking place this week

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV & reach out to Charles Maidment from the Hays Bristol senior finance interim/ contract team.

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