Interim Management Accountant

Apointe; England; Hybrid; GBP 36,900 - 46,125; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth Group is seeking an Interim Management Accountant in North-West Surrey for a 6-month contract. The role entails ensuring continuity in month-end reporting, managing core accounting functions like accruals and prepayments, and supporting a significant ERP system implementation. Ideal candidates will have practical experience in a Management Accountant role, a strong grasp of accounting duties, and an interest in financial systems migration. This is a hybrid role requiring presence in the office three days a week.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable practical experience in a Management Accountant role.
• Strong functional expertise in all core accounting duties.
• Experience or strong interest in supporting a financial systems migration project.
• Proven ability to document processes and manage an independent workload.

Responsibilities

• Manage the detailed handover and process documentation.
• Ensure accurate and uninterrupted delivery of the full month-end cycle.
• Handle essential functions: accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and inter-company cost allocations.
• Support a large-scale ERP system implementation project.
• Refine and stabilise financial processes during integration.

Skills

Practical experience in Management Accountant role

Core accounting duties expertise

Experience in financial systems migration

Ability to document processes

Independent workload management

Job description

Interim Management Accountant

6 Month Fixed-term Contract

Salary: Day rate of £200 - £250

Location: North-West Surrey (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Apointe are proud to be working in partnership with a high-growth Group to hire an Interim Management Accountant to provide essential operational continuity during a significant finance function consolidation. As Management Accountant, you’ll deliver critical month-end reporting and contribute to a major strategic system implementation. In a project-focused and transitional environment, your expertise will be key to securing stability and shaping the future financial infrastructure.

What You’ll Do:

• Seamless Transition: Manage the detailed handover and process documentation to ensure operational stability.
• Month-End Continuity: Ensure the accurate and uninterrupted delivery of the full month-end cycle.
• Core Accounting: Handle essential functions: accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, and inter-company cost allocations.
• System Implementation: Act as a key resource supporting a large-scale new ERP system implementation project.
• Process Stabilisation: Refine and stabilise financial processes during integration and pre-system deployment.

What You’ll Bring:

• Demonstrable practical experience in a Management Accountant role.
• Strong functional expertise in all core accounting duties.
• Experience or strong interest in supporting a financial systems migration project.
• Proven ability to document processes and manage an independent workload.
• Practical experience and capability prioritised over formal qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).

Why Join

This is more than a finance role, it’s an opportunity to safeguard stability while being integral to a forward-looking technological change, contributing to a business during a critical period of integration and transition. If you’re looking for a high-impact, hands‑on role that is defining the future state of a finance function, we’d love to hear from you.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Management, Accounting/Auditing and Finance