Financial Accountant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Financial Accountant to join a large Members Organisation on a temporary basis. You will play a key role in supporting the finance team with the production of statutory accounts as well as contributing to systems reporting. The postholder will be technically focused and ideally have previous involvement of system implementation.

Key Responsibilities

Lead or support year-end accounts and liaise with external auditors

Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal reporting requirements

Maintain and improve financial controls, processes, and documentation

Play a key role in financial system implementation, upgrades, or integrations

Act as a finance systems subject-matter expert, supporting users and troubleshooting issues

Review, streamline, and automate finance processes where possible

Support budgeting and forecasting activities

Provide financial insight and support to non-finance stakeholders across the Organisation

Proven experience working on a finance system implementation or major upgrade

Strong understanding of finance systems

Ability to translate finance requirements into systems solutions

Support user testing, data migration, and post-implementation improvement

Champion continuous systems and process improvement

Ideal Candidate Profile

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA)

Proven experience preparing statutory accounts for large, complex organisations

Strong technical knowledge

Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Professional, collaborative, and methodical approach, with a commitment to continuous improvement

Location: Central London

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Day Rate: £350 per day via Umbrella Company

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

Contract: 6-month initial contract, with potential extension