Interim Management Accountant

Interim Management Accountant - Plymouth / Hybrid - Circa: £36,000

Trial Balance Consulting have been engaged by a longstanding client, a well-established services business located in Plymouth but with scope for hybrid working to suit the successful candidate (minimum two days per week office based). The company urgently seeks to recruit an experienced Management Accountant to join them on a full time, interim basis with a likely contract duration of 15 months. The contract will cover a period of maternity leave.

Rather than following a set roster of duties, the successful candidate will take play an active role in all areas of managing the financial health of the business. Reporting to the senior management team and working as part of an experienced team, the successful candidate will take a lead responsibility in:

- Production of monthly and quarterly management accounts with accompanying commentary for the senior management team

- Cash flow forecasting

- Inter-company reconciliations

- Weekly KPI reporting to deadlines

- Provide senior finance team with key financial intelligence to assist in ongoing projects, financial analysis, and budget/target reporting

- Commentating monthly financial reporting pack data to financial and non-financial department leaders

- Provide assistance and support for quarterly reviews and annual budgets

- Identify areas for improving financial performance of specific divisions of the business

- Support the overall operations of the finance function

This role calls for an experienced candidate, either operating in a business partnering or management accounting capacity, or as a senior Assistant Accountant looking to take a step up. Previous experience gained in a services environment would be ideal, but not essential. Candidates may be part/fully professionally qualified (ideally CIMA/ACCA), AAT, or qualified by experience, but must possess excellent all round IT aptitude. This is a role that regularly liaises with colleagues in all departments and communication skills a must.

For further details including a detailed role specification, please contact Jay Vilarrubi-Smith quoting reference JVS9758 ASAP.