Interim Management Accountant- Temp-to-Perm Opportunity

Interim Management Accountant | Bradford | 3 Months | Up to £55,000 FTE Equivalent | Temp-to-Perm Opportunity

We're working with a rapidly growing, family-owned manufacturing and distribution business based in Bradford that needs an experienced Interim Management Accountant to join the team ASAP.

This is an opportunity for someone who is experienced, dynamic and unphased by pressure to come into a business that has been short-staffed and help get the finance function back on track.

There is a significant amount to get through initially, including a backlog of accounts, reconciliations and year-end work across multiple businesses within the Group.

At the same time, the business is going through a major systems change, moving from a collection of legacy systems including Sage 200 to SAP Business One, with go-live planned for 1 November.

So, this isn't a role where you'll be sitting back and waiting for the work to come to you.

You'll need to be comfortable rolling your sleeves up, getting stuck into the detail and making things happen.

The Role

Initially, your focus will be on helping the finance team get up to date and ready for the new system.

You'll be involved in

Bringing approximately four months of accounts up to date

Completing a significant backlog of reconciliations

Reviewing and resolving outstanding issues

Working across five businesses within the Group

Supporting year-end and audit activity

Identifying and correcting historic errors

Getting financial data clean and reconciled ahead of the SAP Business One migration

Supporting the implementation and transition to SAP Business One

Helping prepare the finance function for the launch of a new business

Working closely with the FD and Senior Management Accountant

Providing hands-on support to a seven-person finance team

The business has been operating with a finance resource gap for several weeks, so there is plenty to get your teeth into.

Once the immediate backlog has been brought under control, the focus will shift towards establishing a more structured month-end and management accounting routine, moving the finance function away from firefighting and towards producing reliable information that can actually help inform the wider business.

What We're Looking For

This is a role for an experienced Management Accountant who is comfortable operating in a busy, fast-moving environment.

You'll ideally have

Strong Management Accounting experience

Sage 200 experience- essential

Previous experience within manufacturing- essential

Highly developed reconciliation skills

Strong attention to detail

Experience dealing with large volumes of financial data

The ability to identify and resolve discrepancies

Experience supporting year-end and audit

Confidence working across multiple entities

Strong Excel skills

A hands-on and proactive approach

You'll need to be someone who remains calm under pressure, doesn't get flustered when faced with a backlog and can work through problems methodically.

They're looking for someone experienced enough to see what needs doing and simply get on with it.

Why Consider It?

This is a particularly interesting time to join the business.

You'll be coming in at a point where the finance team needs additional support, while simultaneously undergoing a major systems transformation and continuing to grow.

That means you'll have the opportunity to

Make an immediate impact

Help bring a finance function back under control

Work across multiple businesses within a growing Group

Play a key role in a major SAP Business One implementation

Get involved in the launch of a new business

Work closely with the FD and senior finance team

Help establish a more effective month-end routine

Move the business from firefighting to reliable, meaningful financial information

The initial requirement is for 3 months, with the potential for the right person to continue on a longer-term / permanent basis.

If you're an experienced Management Accountant with strong Sage 200 and manufacturing experience, and you're available to start quickly, this could be an excellent opportunity to get stuck into a genuinely interesting project.