• Interim Financial Accounting Manager
• Bristol | Hybrid | 2 days required on site
• 5-6-month contract | November start

We are partnering with a large, complex organisation with a strong public-service purpose to recruit an Interim Financial Accounting Manager, to support them through a busy year-end period.

Initially a 5-6 month assignment, the key focus will be financial reporting, external audit and the planning and delivery of interim and year-end statutory accounts. The organisation is also embedding a new finance system, so there may be scope for additional project work and potential extension beyond the initial assignment.

The role

• Working within the Financial Reporting team, you'll take a lead across:
• Planning and coordinating the interim and year-end accounts process
• Leading on external audit, including coordinating audit evidence and responding to queries
• Providing strong technical accounting support across the organisation
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, resolving aged items and strengthening financial controls
• Supporting the production of statutory accounts and financial reporting
• Managing and developing members of the financial accounting team
• Supporting wider finance stakeholders with technical accounting queries and guidance
• Helping the team manage additional workload while a new finance system is embedded

What we're looking for

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent qualified
• An experienced Financial Accounting Manager, Financial Controller or senior technical accountant
• Strong across year-end, statutory accounts and external audit
• Technically confident with financial reporting, controls and balance sheet governance
• Comfortable joining an organisation at a busy point and getting up to speed quickly
• Experienced within a large, complex or regulated organisation
• Public sector / government / charity / NFP experience would be particularly useful
• Previous finance transformation or systems implementation exposure would be advantageous

Why consider it?A really interesting assignment for someone who enjoys being hands-on technically, but can also lead, coordinate and work across a wider finance function.

There's a clear initial project supporting year-end and an audit over the next 5-6 months, alongside the opportunity to get involved in a significant finance systems change programme.

Please get in touch with Charles Maidment from the Hays Bristol finance contracts team for a confidential conversation.

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