Interim Management Accountant

ICAEW; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Immediate start

Job summary

ICAEW is seeking an experienced Interim Management Accountant for a hands-on role based in Bristol. You will own monthly management accounts across multiple UK entities, deliver precise month-end reporting, and support budgeting and cash-flow forecasting.

The role reports to the Finance Director and involves collaboration with the Bristol team and the German Financial Controller. The assignment is urgent, initial 3-4 months, with hybrid working and flexible hours, starting ASAP.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience in managing accounts across multiple UK entities.
• Ability to deliver month-end, journals, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of monthly management accounts across several UK entities.
• Deliver accurate month-end reporting including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Manage day-to-day finance function and provide clear financial analysis to the Finance Director.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow reporting as required.
• Collaborate with Bristol finance team and Financial Controller in Germany.

Skills

Management accounting

Balance sheet

Month-end

Reconciliations

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Process improvement

Multi-entity

Stakeholders UK/Intl

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Interim Management Accountant

Location: Bristol

Duration: Initial 3-4 months

Start: ASAP

Working pattern: Hybrid with flexible hours

The Opportunity

We are recruiting an experienced Interim Management Accountant to provide immediate senior finance support to a growing group of businesses based in Aztec West.

This is a hands-on assignment, reporting directly to the Finance Director, with responsibility for the day-to-day finance and management accounting across several UK businesses.

The successful candidate will provide stability and additional senior-level support through December, January and into the New Year, while the business reviews its longer-term permanent finance structure.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the monthly management accounts across several UK entities
• Deliver accurate month-end reporting, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage and oversee the day-to-day finance function
• Provide clear financial analysis and management information to the FD
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow reporting where required
• Work closely with the Bristol finance team of three and the Financial Controller based in Germany
• Review and resolve historic ledger issues, including duplicate payments and legacy transactions
• Undertake data cleansing and improve the accuracy of financial information
• Strengthen financial controls and improve existing finance processes
• Identify efficiencies and improvements across reporting and month-end
• Provide additional senior finance support, freeing up the FD to focus on wider strategic priorities
• Support ad hoc finance projects and wider group requirements as necessary

We are looking for somebody who is:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• An experienced Management Accountant with strong all-round technical accounting knowledge
• Comfortable working across multiple entities in a group environment
• Strong across management accounts, balance sheet, reconciliations and month-end
• Happy to get into the detail and resolving historic or imperfect financial data
• Confident working autonomously and taking ownership
• Able to improve processes rather than simply maintain the status quo
• Comfortable working with both UK and international finance stakeholders
• Available at short notice and able to hit the ground running

Assignment Details

• This is an urgent requirement, with CVs being reviewed immediately and interviews taking place at short notice.
• The initial assignment is expected to run for 3-4 months:
• Hybrid working: Yes
• Flexible hours: Available
• Start date: ASAP. Team interviews 1-stage taking place this week