Interim Accountant

Amentum; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering services firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Interim Accountant to join their finance team in Warrington. This temporary role (until June '26) involves assessing finance processes, developing procedures, documenting systems, and embedding new processes. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with expertise in financial governance, forecasting, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
• Self starter, able to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance department in assessing finance processes.
• Develop new procedures where appropriate.
• Document finance systems and embed new processes.

Skills

Financial Governance

Forecasting

Financial Reporting

Working Capital Management

Bid Support

Process Documentation

Education

Qualified Accountant (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Job description

Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics.

We are now recruiting for an Interim Accountant to join the finance team, located in Warrington.

This is a temporary role (until June ’26) supporting the Finance department in assessing the finance processes, developing new procedures where appropriate, documenting the finance systems and embedding any new processes.

Qualifications

We would welcome your application if you are an experienced accountant with broad knowledge including:

• Financial Governance
• Forecasting
• Financial Reporting
• Working Capital Management
• Bid Support
• Process Documentation

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Detailed knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Self starter, able to work with minimal supervision

Education

• Qualified Accountant (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

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