Temporary Financial Management Accountant

Red Door Recruitment; St Albans; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in St Albans is seeking a Temporary Financial Management Accountant to support month-end closings and reporting. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong Excel and analytical skills, capable of conducting P&L analysis and supporting forecasting. This role is a full-time position for approximately 2 months with a pay range of £200-£225 per day.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with several years of relevant experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Robust experience in month-end closings and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close support and reporting.
• P&L analysis and forecasting.
• Year-end preparations including balance sheet reviews.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Verbal communication

Analytical capabilities

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

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

Red Door Recruitment is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Full details available on our website.

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