Interim Management Accountant

A Bedfordshire based business are looking for an Interim Management Accountant following a recent internal move. The role will be for 6 months duration paying a day rate of £350-£385 inside IR35. The business offers hybrid working.

A Bedfordshire based business are looking for an Interim Management Accountant following a recent internal move. The role takes responsibility for preparing, reporting and reconciling month end management accounts (P&L & BS). In addition, supporting the FPA& Accounting Controller in identifying key business trends and communicating results to Senior Leadership Team. The role will also provide support to various projects as and when required.

Responsibilities:

• Take overall ownership of producing month end management accounts & departmental P&L's
• Provide insightful commentary and analysis on variances to budgets, flash, prior month and prior year
• Monitor KPI's, highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected variances and making recommendations for improvement, where appropriate
• Engage with departmental Heads & Directors to ensure their respective P&L's are understood and correctly and accurately presented. This will include ensuring that operating costs are allocated correctly across departments
• Ownership of the balance sheet reconciliation. Ensuring that all accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis, differences are understood, and clear actions plans to resolve are in place
• Provide monthly reporting on balance sheet status and risk and opportunities
• Assist the team to develop and implement management accounts operating procedures and policies
• Support the internal and external audit process, ensuring that all data requests are sent in a timely manner
• Ensure SOX controls are managed and evidenced with appropriate supporting documentation
• Assistant with the production of annual budgets and supporting analytical analysis
• Support the continued development of Budgeting, Operating Plan and Modelling tools
• Look for opportunities for 'business process re-engineering' by challenging norms, being inquisitive and influential in driving positive change to achieve automation and efficiencies
• Other duties as requested by FPA Accounting Controller, Head of Financial Control & UK FD

Candidate Profile:

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong excel skills
• Self-motivated, flexible can-do attitude works well under pressure, on own initiative and in a team environment
• Ability to prioritise work load and keep to strict deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of current accounting software systems
• Sarbanes-Oxley knowledge/experience
• Experience of ERP implementation
• Qualified Accountant or Qualified by Experience

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