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Financial Accountant

Reed
Contract
Remote friendly (London)
United Kingdom
£450 - £550 GBP daily

Interim Accountant (Practice/Audit Trained)

  • Location: Remote, with occasional travel to London
  • Job Type: Full-time, Contract (4 months)
  • Day Rate: £450-500/day via umbrella/Ltd company inside IR35

We are seeking an Interim Accountant to support the CFO with Project related work during a transition period. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain experience within a PE-backed business that has recently been acquired. The successful candidate will lead accounting processes and support the transition of business systems.

Day-to-day of the role:

  • Support upcoming audit process
  • Review and Audit current Balance Sheet, Intercompany and General Ledger Discrepancies
  • Investigate transactional accounting processes and provide solutions to discrepancies.
  • Transfer pricing
  • Data Provision
  • Provide support to external and internal stakeholders to resolve queries.
  • Support the transition of business systems from Xero to NetSuite,

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Strong audit background gained in practice
  • Proven ability to work in a team and interact with multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience navigating system and process complexity.
  • Experience using NetSuite is advantageous.
  • Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).

Desirable Skills:

  • Experience of business change, ideally involving a system migration.
  • Experience working in a consultancy or professional services organisation.

Benefits:

  • Competitive day rate.
  • Opportunity to work remotely.
  • Valuable experience in a PE-backed consultancy during a key transition period.
  • Training provided for system transition.