Interim Management Accountant
Location | Manchester
Contract | 6 Months
Start Date | Immediate / Short Notice
GCE1304
About the Role
We are supporting a private equity-backed professional services platform with the appointment of an interim Management Accountant to strengthen the finance team during a period of rapid growth.
The business is executing a buy-and-build strategy, as a result, the finance function is evolving to support a growing, multi-entity structure with increasing reporting and control requirements.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Finance Director and wider finance team, playing a key role in maintaining financial control and supporting integration activities across newly acquired entities.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly management accounts across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Support the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations
- Ensure balance sheet integrity through robust reconciliation and review processes
- Assist with the integration of newly acquired businesses into the group reporting framework
- Support intercompany accounting and reconciliations
- Provide variance analysis and commentary on financial performance
- Work closely with operational teams to improve financial visibility and cost control
- Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes
- Support process improvements to enhance reporting efficiency and control
- Contribute to ad hoc projects related to growth, integration, and finance transformation
Requirements
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
- Experience working in a multi-entity or acquisitive environment
- Background within professional services or a buy-and-build platform is highly desirable
- Strong understanding of month-end processes and balance sheet controls
- Experience supporting integration of acquired businesses is advantageous
- Hands-on approach with the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment
- Strong Excel skills and experience working with finance systems
- Good stakeholder management skills and ability to work with non-finance teams
- Available immediately or at short notice
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