Financial Accountant

Intro

A private equity-backed marketing business is seeking an Interim Financial Accountant to support its finance team through a busy audit period. The role will take ownership of core BAU financial accounting and audit support, allowing the existing team to maintain progress on a number of priority projects.

The Company

An established, private equity-backed marketing business operating in a fast-paced and growing market. The group has an experienced finance function supporting a broad range of commercial activity. Finance is managing a demanding workload across audit delivery, day-to-day reporting and project activity, with this interim adding capacity while maintaining the accuracy and control of routine finance processes.

The Role

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, the Interim Financial Accountant will manage key BAU activities around the audit and provide reliable, well-supported financial information throughout the assignment.

Key responsibilities include

Taking ownership of BAU financial accounting activity during the audit period

Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving outstanding items

Investigating and explaining actual-to-budget and period-on-period variances

Maintaining clear supporting schedules and audit evidence

Responding to auditor queries and coordinating information from the wider finance team

Supporting the month-end close and ensuring reporting deadlines are met

Identifying and correcting accounting discrepancies

Providing ad hoc support to the Group Financial Controller and wider finance team

Your Profile

Qualified accountant with one to two years of post-qualification experience

Trained within a Top 10 accountancy firm

Ideally completed at least one role in industry since leaving practice

Strong grounding in financial accounting, reconciliations and variance analysis

Comfortable working hands-on in a busy, deadline-led finance environment

Compensation & Benefits

This 6-9 month interim role offers a day rate of up to £425 per day, dependent on experience, and is inside IR35. The position is based near Holborn and requires three days per week in the office. It provides the opportunity to support an established group finance team through a busy audit and project period.