Finance Manager

LHH; Crawley; On-site; GBP 46,125 - 73,800; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK business is seeking a qualified Senior Interim Accountant for a critical 6-month contract. The role involves enhancing financial controls, managing significant accounting processes, and leading ERP implementation efforts. The ideal candidate will have strong controllership skills and excel in a complex environment. They will ensure accurate monthly reports and support high-profile finance initiatives to drive organizational success.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACCA, ACA or CIMA certification.
• Strong experience in controllership and General Ledger processes.
• Advanced Excel skills and previous ERP implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage Banking and Treasury processes.
• Carry out month-end P&L and balance sheet reviews.
• Lead finance workstream for ERP implementation.

Skills

Controllership

General Ledger

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Education

Qualified Accountant: ACCA, ACA or CIMA

Tools

Major ERP systems

Job description

Senior Interim Accountant – 6 Month Contract

Start Date: ASAP

A leading UK business is seeking an experienced Qualified Accountant to join their busy finance team on an initial 6-month contract, with the potential to extend. This is an excellent opportunity for a strong technical accountant with proven controllership skills to support the organisation through a critical year-end period and several major finance initiatives.

The Role

Supporting the Head of Finance, you will play a key part in strengthening financial controls and delivering high-quality reporting during a period of change. You will take ownership of key accounting processes and act as a senior point of contact within the department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the business’s Banking and Treasury processes
• Carrying out month-end P&L and balance sheet reviews
• Leading the finance workstream of an ERP implementation for a newly acquired subsidiary
• Supporting senior finance stakeholders on a range of large-scale, high-profile projects
• Preparing detailed cashflow models
• Overseeing commission calculations and management

About You

We are looking for a hands-on, detail-driven Accountant with strong technical acumen and the confidence to operate in a complex environment.

Key requirements

• Qualified Accountant: ACCA, ACA or CIMA
• Strong controllership and General Ledger experience, ideally within a large or complex organisation
• Advanced Excel capability and proficiency with major ERP systems
• Previous experience of systems or ERP implementation