Interim Financial Accountant

Pratap Partnership; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A national financial services group in the United Kingdom is seeking an Interim Financial Accountant for a 6+ month assignment to cover maternity leave. The role involves delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting audits, and ensuring compliance with UK GAAP in a hands-on capacity. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with strong analytical skills and experience in financial controls. This position offers an excellent opportunity to work closely with senior finance stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting external audit, statutory reporting and financial controls.
• Able to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident handling large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate balance sheet reconciliations, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Support the external audit process with clear explanations.
• Assist in preparing monthly balance sheet and cashflow reporting.

Skills

Strong understanding of balance sheets

Advanced Excel skills

Proactive and self-motivated

Effective communication

Detail-oriented and analytical

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

Job description

6+ month interim assignment
Large, well-established national group organisation

A long-standing, successful UK group business is seeking an Interim Financial Accountant to support its Group Finance function to cover a maternity leave. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically capable accountant to step into a broad, hands‑on role within a sizeable and complex environment, working closely with senior finance stakeholders and gaining exposure to group‑level reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver accurate balance sheet reconciliations, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Take ownership of assigned month‑end tasks and post journals independently.
• Support the external audit process, providing clear explanations of technical accounting matters.
• Assist in preparing monthly balance sheet and cashflow reporting for management accounts.
• Provide analysis and commentary on balance sheet movements and variances.
• Ensure compliance with UK GAAP and contribute to ongoing improvements in financial governance.
• Support cashflow monitoring, banking operations, and bank reconciliations.
• Assist in the preparation of accurate and timely tax returns.
• Provide ad‑hoc financial analysis and contribute to projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the Group.

Person profile

• Qualified or part‑qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience supporting external audit, statutory reporting and financial controls.
• Strong understanding of balance sheets, cashflow activity and accounting standards.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, IF statements) and confident handling large data sets.
• ERP experience essential; SAP exposure highly advantageous.
• Detail‑driven with strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Able to communicate effectively across finance and non‑finance teams.
• Proactive, self‑motivated, and capable of managing multiple deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.