Interim Chief Accountant: Audit Lead & Controls

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd is seeking an Interim Chief Accountant to provide senior, hands-on leadership of the accounting function during a transition period in the UK. The role covers statutory reporting, financial control, year-end close, and audit readiness, acting as technical authority and deputising for the CFO.

You will lead and develop the finance team, ensure balance sheet integrity, manage external auditors, and drive improvements to controls and processes while ensuring regulatory

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with relevant professional membership.
• Significant post-qualification experience in financial accounting/control.
• Experience delivering statutory accounts and managing external audits.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of year-end close end-to-end; prepare statutory accounts.
• Main contact for external auditors; manage audit timetable and queries.
• Lead and develop the accounting team during the interim period.
• Oversee balance sheet integrity with reconciliations and provisions.
• Maintain robust financial controls and remediate weaknesses.
• Review complex journals and intercompany transactions.
• Support CFO with board and audit committee reporting.
• Manage tax compliance in liaison with tax advisors.
• Ensure smooth handover to permanent Chief Accountant.
• Support system/process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Audit readiness

Team leadership

IFRS knowledge

Year-end close

Technical accounting

Process improvement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA member

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Vivid Resourcing Ltd is seeking an Interim Chief Accountant to provide senior, hands-on leadership of the accounting function during a transition period in the UK. The role covers statutory reporting, financial control, year-end close, and audit readiness, acting as technical authority and deputising for the CFO.

You will lead and develop the finance team, ensure balance sheet integrity, manage external auditors, and drive improvements to controls and processes while ensuring regulatory