Interim Financial Accountant — Varied Contract Roles

Grant Thornton UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 73,800 - 129,150; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK is actively seeking an Interim Financial Accountant to join our CFO Solutions – Finance Placements team. You will work on short- to medium-term projects, delivering finance expertise across client organisations while maintaining professional independence.

You’ll thrive in a dynamic, flexible contracting environment, choosing assignments that align with your skills and portfolio goals. We support you with onboarding, regulatory guidance, and community resources.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified member of a professional accounting body such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience within Industry, in a company with turnover ≥ £50m, ideally FTSE listed or Top 20 practice.
• Experience of year-end accounts preparation, audit liaison, and 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide interim finance support to client finance teams on projects.
• Engage in short- to medium-term assignments across various clients.
• Assist with finance function remediation and finance change programs.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Industry experience (turnover ≥ £50m)

Half- and full-year-end accounts prep

Audit liaison

Monthly management accounts

Group accounts consolidation

Intercompany accounting

IFRS / UK GAAP / US GAAP knowledge

Statutory accounts preparation

Education

Fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Grant Thornton UK is actively seeking an Interim Financial Accountant to join our CFO Solutions – Finance Placements team. You will work on short- to medium-term projects, delivering finance expertise across client organisations while maintaining professional independence.

You’ll thrive in a dynamic, flexible contracting environment, choosing assignments that align with your skills and portfolio goals. We support you with onboarding, regulatory guidance, and community resources.