Temporary Financial Management Accountant

Red Door Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Temporary Financial Management Accountant for a full-time role in St Albans. The position involves month-end close support, P&L analysis, and year-end preparations. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong Excel skills and robust analytical capabilities. This temporary role is expected to last approximately 2 months with a pay rate of £200-£225 per day.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with several years of relevant experience.
• Strong Excel skills and experience in compiling and analysing financial data.
• Robust analytical capabilities with experience in month-end closings.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close support and reporting analysing accruals and prepayments.
• P&L analysis and forecasting.
• Year-end preparations with balance sheet reviews and reconciliations.
• Business partnering with management team.
• Supplier payment escalation point and coordinating emergency payments.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Experience in compiling and analysing financial data

Strong Excel skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Robust analytical capabilities

Experience in month-end closings and reporting

Good relationship building and stakeholder management qualities

Team player

Education

Degree educated

Job description

Temporary Financial Management Accountant

Location: St Albans

Pay: £200-£225 per day, depending on experience

Hours: Full-time

Duration: Approximately 2 months

Start date: ASAP

Key responsibilities

• Month-end close support and reporting analysing, closing both accruals and prepayments, reposting on the results and providing commentary
• P&L analysis
• Forecasting and reporting support
• Year-end preparations balance sheet reviews and reconciliations
• Reviewing and adjusting budget change requests
• Business partnering as needed with members of the management team
• Assisting with commercial insights and ad-hoc analysis
• Supplier payment escalation point, coordinating any emergency payments

What our client is looking for

• A qualified accountant with several years of relevant experience
• Degree educated
• Strong Excel skills experience in compiling and analysing financial data
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential
• Robust analytical capabilities, analysing financial data, identifying trends, writing commentary and making informed recommendations
• Robust experience in month end closings and reporting
• Good relationship building and stakeholder management qualities, and experience working with and presenting information and ideas to senior staff members
• Team player essential

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Please note due to the number of applications we often receive; only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.