Interim Financial Accountant

Grant Thornton UK LLP; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services firm in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks an Interim Technical Accountant to join their Agile Talent Community. This role offers flexibility to work on various projects, either full or part-time, while supporting clients with on-demand accounting services. Ideal candidates will be fully qualified accountants with experience in financial reporting and audit preparation, seeking to engage with diverse organizations from SMEs to listed entities.

Qualifications

• Qualified member of a professional accounting body (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Experience in financial reporting and audit preparation.
• Knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP, or US GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Provide project-focused accounting services to clients.
• Work onsite or remotely with client finance teams.
• Engage in year-end statutory accounts and audits.

Skills

Qualified member of ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Experience in preparation of accounts

Financial reporting under various GAAP

Group Accounts Consolidation

Intercompany accounting

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

Qualifications

• Fully qualified member of a professional accounting body such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience working within Industry, in a company with an Annual Turnover of a minimum of over £50m+, ideally within a listed FTSE Business.
• Experience in half and full-year-end accounts preparation and audit liaison and preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Group Accounts Consolidation and Intercompany accounting.
• Financial reporting under IFRS, UK GAAP, US GAAP, or international GAAP.
• Preparation of year-end statutory accounts and audits.

How to Join

You’ll first apply by sending us your CV. If your skills match what we are looking for, one of our recruiters will get in touch and walk you through the interview process. If there's interest to continue, we’ll invite you to an interview with some of our key business leads. If successful, the final step will be to complete the onboarding process and background checks.

Grant Thornton’s Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals, giving you the opportunity to work with our clients alongside Grant Thornton teams on a project‑by‑project basis whilst being supported by our dedicated Agile Talent team. You can choose to work with Grant Thornton as an Independent Consultant either through your own limited company or on inside IR35 terms.

Joining us in Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team focus is interim finance professionals who provide an on‑demand and project‑focused accounting service for us and our clients. Whilst working on a project, you will typically work (on‑site or remotely) alongside the finance team of one of our clients in diverse organizations from all industry sectors ranging from larger SMEs to multi‑billion corporations and listed entities. Joining the Agile Talent Community as an Interim Technical Accountant, you will have the freedom to work on projects that you choose, whether full or part‑time within the FAAS team and support our clients and internal teams on short to medium‑term assignments.