Interim Finance Manager - CAPEX

Global Accounting Network; Greater London; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Accounting Network Limited is seeking an experienced Interim Finance Manager to lead financial reporting, month-end close, and key capitalisation projects. You will ensure robust controls and support the annual audit while guiding a finance transformation.

You will review capitalisation methodologies, work with IFRS standards (IAS 38) and leverage Workday or similar ERP to streamline processes and improve data quality across project accounting and group reporting.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Proven experience preparing journals and month-end close.
• Advanced Capex/Opex analysis understanding.
• Experience with project accounting data and cost allocations.
• IFRS knowledge, IAS 38 Intangible assets.
• Excellent Excel skills with complex data analysis.
• Experience with Workday or similar ERP/GL system.
• Experience in energy/utilities/infrastructure or capital-intensive industries.
• Audit experience and working with external auditors.
• Experience with group reporting in multinational environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post monthly and quarterly journals for close.
• Support P&L and balance sheet reporting during close.
• Assist in quarterly group reporting submissions.
• Analyse capitalisable expenditure and project cost data.
• Identify data quality issues and recommend process improvements.
• Support annual external audit requirements with timely information.
• Assist regulatory and statistical reporting submissions.
• Support purchase orders and expense processes.
• Contribute to ongoing BAU finance operations.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Capex & Opex analysis

Journals and month-end close

Advanced Excel

Project accounting data

Audit coordination

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Workday

ERP/GL systems

Job description

An established and growing organisation is seeking an experienced Interim Finance Manager to support its financial reporting, month-end close activities, annual audit process, and a key finance transformation project.

Reporting directly to the Senior Finance Manager, you will play a critical role in delivering accurate monthly management accounts, supporting group reporting requirements, and ensuring robust financial controls across capitalisation processes. A significant element of the assignment will involve reviewing and redesigning existing capitalisation methodologies and associated accounting policies.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting skills, particularly within project-led or capital-intensive environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and post monthly journals for month-end and quarter-end reporting.
• Support the Finance Manager and Financial Controller with P&L and balance sheet reporting throughout the monthly close process.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly group reporting submissions.
• Analyse and review capitalisable expenditure, including both external supplier costs and internal project-related time allocation data.
• Investigate existing data quality issues and recommend process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy.
• Support annual external audit requirements, providing timely and accurate audit information and reconciliations.
• Assist with regulatory and statistical reporting submissions.
• Provide broader finance team support, including purchase order management and expense-related processes.
• Contribute to ongoing business-as-usual finance operations as required.

Project Focus

A key deliverable of this contract will be to:

• Review current capitalisation processes and accounting treatments.
• Assess compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies and control weaknesses.
• Design and implement improved capitalisation procedures, policies and reporting frameworks.
• Enhance supporting data analysis and documentation processes.
• Accurate and timely month-end journal postings.
• High-quality support for monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting.
• Robust analysis of operating expenditure and project costs to support correct capitalisation treatment.
• Improved quality and reliability of financial and project data.
• Effective and timely support for external audit requests and deliverables.

Candidate Profile

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Proven experience preparing journals and supporting month-end close activities.
• Advanced understanding of capital expenditure (Capex) and operating expenditure (Opex) analysis.
• Experience working with project accounting data, including timesheets and project cost allocations.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, particularly IAS 38 – Intangible Assets.
• Excellent Excel skills, including complex data analysis and reconciliation work.
• Experience using ERP/general ledger systems, ideally Workday or a comparable platform.
• Experience within the energy, utilities, infrastructure, technology, engineering, telecoms or other capital-intensive industries.
• Previous audit training or experience working closely with external auditors.
• Experience assisting with group reporting requirements in a multinational environment.
• Track record of identifying and implementing finance process improvements.

What's on Offer

• High-impact interim assignment with a blend of BAU reporting and finance transformation work.
• Opportunity to influence and improve capitalisation policy and accounting processes.
• Exposure to senior finance stakeholders and group reporting requirements.