Interim Part Qualified Accountant

Page Personnel; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Page Personnel in London is seeking an Interim Accountant for a Not-for-Profit organisation. You will prepare and post journals, manage accruals and reconciliations, and support month-end close and management accounts.

The role is hybrid, offering exposure to income accounting, year-end reporting, and a broad stake in finance operations. Ambitious individuals seeking progression in accounting are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Experience with journals, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and month-end accounting.
• Strong Excel and finance systems skills; able to learn new systems quickly.
• Hands-on, adaptable; able to support across all areas of finance.
• Ambitious with progression aspirations in accounting.
• Housing, social housing, or not-for-profit experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journals, including rent and service charge transactions.
• Manage accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support month-end close processes and maintain accurate financial records.
• Assist with the production of management accounts and financial reports.
• Raise sales invoices and support income accounting activities.
• Process weekly payment runs and support Accounts Payable functions.
• Produce financial reports, system downloads, and data analysis to support the finance team.
• Maintain and reconcile rent and service charge accounts.
• Support year-end audit and financial reporting requirements.
• Monitor and investigate financial variances and discrepancies.
• Work with large volumes of financial data across multiple finance systems.
• Support continuous improvement of finance processes, controls, and reporting.
• Provide guidance and support to junior members of the finance team.
• Build effective working relationships across the organisation and act as a key contact for finance-related queries.
• Support both management accounting and transactional finance activities within a hands-on finance environment.

Skills

Journals

Reconciliations

Accruals

Prepayments

Excel

Finance systems

Not-for-profit experience

Education

Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The organisation operates in the Not For Profit sector in London.

Job Description

• Prepare and post journals, including rent and service charge transactions.
• Manage accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support month-end close processes and maintain accurate financial records.
• Assist with the production of management accounts and financial reports.
• Raise sales invoices and support income accounting activities.
• Process weekly payment runs and support Accounts Payable functions.
• Produce financial reports, system downloads, and data analysis to support the finance team.
• Maintain and reconcile rent and service charge accounts.
• Support year-end audit and financial reporting requirements.
• Monitor and investigate financial variances and discrepancies.
• Work with large volumes of financial data across multiple finance systems.
• Support the continuous improvement of finance processes, controls, and reporting.
• Provide guidance and support to junior members of the finance team where required.
• Build effective working relationships across the organisation and act as a key contact for finance-related queries.
• Support both management accounting and transactional finance activities within a hands-on finance environment.

The Successful Applicant

A successful 'Interim Accountant' should have:

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Experienced in journals, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and month-end accounting.
• Strong Excel and finance systems skills, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Hands-on, adaptable, and willing to support across all areas of finance.
• Ambitious individual seeking progression into a more senior accounting role.
• Housing, social housing, or not-for-profit experience.

What's on Offer

• Interim Accountant contract based in London.
• Hybrid working arrangement