Management Accountant

Interim Management Accountant

3–4 Month Interim Contract

£325–£400 per day

Clapham – Hybrid Working

Retail & E-Commerce

We're supporting a fast-growing retail and e-commerce business that is looking to appoint an experienced Management Accountant on an initial 3–4 month contract.

This is a slightly different Management Accountant role. There is BAU accounting to pick up across stock, month end and the balance sheet, but the real focus is on improving how things are done.

The biggest priority will be stock. There is currently a highly manual matching and reconciliation process taking up significant time each week. They want someone who can understand why the process works as it does today, identify the gaps and then help design and implement something considerably more efficient.

The Role

Reporting into the Finance Manager, you'll take ownership of several core accounting areas while also being given the freedom to challenge and improve existing processes.

You'll need to be comfortable with the detail, particularly around stock, purchase orders, landed costs and reconciliations, but equally capable of stepping back, understanding the end-to-end process and coming up with practical improvements.

Key Responsibilities

Own the stock accounting process, including high-volume supplier invoice and PO matching, stock journals, landed costs and in-transit stock

Review and improve the end-to-end stock process, reducing manual work and strengthening reconciliations, controls and month-end accuracy

Take ownership of key month-end areas including fixed assets, deferred income, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations

Review and improve AR and debt recovery processes, including ageing, escalation procedures and historic balances

Build regular reconciliations for third-party/channel partners, ensuring balances, commissions and settlements are accurately matched

Support wider month-end accounting and provide hands-on finance support where required

Work with the wider Finance and operational teams to understand process issues and implement practical improvements

What We're Looking For

Experienced Management Accountant, Financial Accountant or similar, ideally qualified or qualified by experience

Strong experience working with stock accounting, inventory and purchase order processes

Previous experience within retail, e-commerce, FMCG or another stock-led environment

Comfortable reviewing existing processes and independently identifying what good should look like

Strong month-end and balance sheet accounting experience, with good knowledge of reconciliations and financial controls

Microsoft Business Central experience would be highly advantageous

Hands-on, proactive and comfortable balancing BAU accounting with genuine process improvement

Available immediately or at short notice

Why Join?

This is a great interim assignment for someone who enjoys doing more than simply keeping the month end ticking over. You'll be joining a growing consumer business with some clear projects to get stuck into and the autonomy to identify problems, recommend improvements and actually implement them.