Interim Project Accountant: Reconciliations & Remediation

International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP); Reading; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) seeks an experienced Interim Project Accountant to join a fast-paced finance function for a 3–6 month remediation project. The role is hands-on, covering financial statements, reconciliations, cashbook and intercompany work, with a focus on delivering robust, sustainable processes.

You will support statutory reporting, collaborate with auditors, and help implement improved controls and finance processes across multiple entities, with

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, or be QBE with equivalent experience
• Strong technical accounting fundamentals and a solid understanding of double-entry
• Experience across reconciliations, financial accounting and month-end processes

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile financial statements across multiple entities
• Support statutory and year-end reporting processes and work closely with auditors
• Prepare, review and maintain detailed balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigate and resolve historic unreconciled balances and discrepancies
• Rebuild and maintain cashbook and bank reconciliation processes
• Identify and resolve issues across the wider ledger, including missing information, duplication and misallocated transactions
• Perform intercompany reconciliations across a multi-entity environment
• Investigate intercompany mismatches and ensure balances are appropriately aligned
• Support the development and implementation of improved finance processes and controls
• Assist with ad hoc accounting and finance projects as priorities change
• Produce clear, audit-ready documentation and ensure processes are sufficiently documented for handover to the permanent team
• Work collaboratively with the wider finance team, providing support and guidance where required

Skills

Excel proficiency

Double-entry accounting

Intercompany reconciliations

Interim/contract accounting

Attention to detail

IFRS 15 knowledge

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or QBE

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) seeks an experienced Interim Project Accountant to join a fast-paced finance function for a 3–6 month remediation project. The role is hands-on, covering financial statements, reconciliations, cashbook and intercompany work, with a focus on delivering robust, sustainable processes.

You will support statutory reporting, collaborate with auditors, and help implement improved controls and finance processes across multiple entities, with