Interim Management Accountant

Portakabin; Cannock; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & life insurance

Cycle to Work

Employee discounts

Learning & development

Career progression

Volunteer day

Job summary

Portakabin is seeking an interim Management Accountant at its Head Office in York for a 6-month fixed-term period. The role focuses on delivering timely monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and cost control across projects and business units.

You will provide financial analysis and coordinate with project teams to monitor performance, ensuring robust financial controls and timely reporting to auditors and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a professional accounting qualification.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts and cash flow forecasts to support business decision-making.
• Manage and complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and contribute to finance projects.
• Provide clear financial analysis and interpretation to managers, ensuring understanding of the financial implications of decisions.
• Liaise with operational and project teams to monitor project performance, maintain margins, and control costs.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, providing accurate and timely financial information.
• Offer financial guidance to colleagues to support adherence to financial controls and policies.

Job description

Interim Management Accountant

Application Deadline: 25 September 2026

Department: GB Hire Accounts

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Head Office

Reporting To: Natalie Carter-Brown

Compensation: GBP 45,000 - GBP 52,000 / year

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for an Interim Management Accountant to join our GB Hire team in York for a period of 6 months.

As an Interim Management Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering a range of business-critical finance projects, providing support with balance sheet reconciliations, ledger reviews, and the recoding of business units and cost centres.

Role Details:

• Annual salary up to GBP 52,000 dependent on skills and experience.
• Role based: York, YO32 9PT (must live within a commutable distance of York)
• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract - 6 months

In this role as Management Accountant, you will be required to:

• Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts and cash flow forecasts to support business decision-making.
• Manage and complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and contribute to finance projects
• Provide clear financial analysis and interpretation to managers, ensuring understanding of the financial implications of decisions.
• Liaise with operational and project teams to monitor project performance, maintain margins, and control costs.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, providing accurate and timely financial information.
• Offer financial guidance to colleagues to support adherence to financial controls and policies.

Benefits & Opportunities for Management Accountant

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

Our Ideal Candidate as Management Accountant

• Educated to degree level with a professional accounting qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance.
• Experience within a project accounting or reconciliation focused role
• Ability to mentor colleagues.
• Good communicator.
• Good influencing and stakeholder engagement skills across both internal and external partners.