Interim Financial Accountant - Year-End & Audit (3-Month)

Sellick Partnership; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting an Interim Financial Accountant to support a confidential Liverpool City Region-based organisation through a key year-end and statutory accounts project.

This hands‑on finance role focuses on balance sheet reconciliations, audit‑ready schedules, and maintaining fixed asset registers to ensure timely year‑end close and compliance. The post suits someone who can hit deadlines and work independently on multi‑entity matters.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, be a finalist, or have demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Proven experience supporting year‑end close and statutory accounts preparation.
• Strong balance sheet reconciliation and audit support experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to analyse large volumes of financial data.
• Experience working within ERP systems.
• The ability to work independently, prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem‑solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Reconciling balance sheet accounts to supporting documentation and investigating outstanding variances.
• Preparing audit‑ready lead schedules and supporting working papers for external audit.
• Maintaining and updating the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules.
• Reviewing accruals, prepayments and year‑end cut‑off adjustments.
• Reconciling intercompany balances and supporting consolidation requirements.
• Preparing journals for review and approval.
• Responding to auditor queries and providing supporting documentation throughout the audit process.
• Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are appropriately documented and can be maintained on an ongoing basis.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Balance sheet reconciliations

Audit support

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification or finalist

Tools

ERP systems

SAP Business One

CaseWare

Job description

Sellick Partnership is recruiting an Interim Financial Accountant to support a confidential Liverpool City Region-based organisation through a key year-end and statutory accounts project.

This hands‑on finance role focuses on balance sheet reconciliations, audit‑ready schedules, and maintaining fixed asset registers to ensure timely year‑end close and compliance. The post suits someone who can hit deadlines and work independently on multi‑entity matters.