Management Accountant - 3 Month Contract

Finance Temp with management accountant skills
Duration: Three Months
Princes Risborough (1 day per week in office, 4 days from home)

We are seeking a highly skilled finance temp with management accountant expertise to join our client for a three-month period. This role has arisen due to a skills gap and capacity constraints within our current team, which are being actively addressed. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting us through the audit process and during the stabilisation of our Salesforce implementation. We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running.

Key responsibilities:

1. Assist with various ad hoc tasks as required, with responsibilities varying based on the needs of the team, this may be anything from assisting with transactions to preparing reports.
2. Support the team for the annual external audit (May-July).
3. Take a proactive approach and demonstrate the ability to use their own initiative and learn on the job, given the temporary nature of the role and limited team capacity.
4. Possibly assist with the production of management accounts, including variance analysis and reconciliations.

1. Preferably has experience working within the charitable sector.
2. Proficient in all aspects of management account production, including variance analysis and reconciliation skills.
3. Capable of working effectively within a team of 12 members.
4. A qualified accountant is desirable, but relevant experience will also be considered in lieu of formal qualifications.
5. Exhibits a calm and measured management style, representing the company's warm values. Although this role does not involve line management, it is important that the candidate interacts with other team members in a calm and composed manner.