Interim Project Accountant
hace 12 días
Newport
An Interim Project Accountant is needed in Newport to support the Financial Controller within the accounting and finance department of a large s organisation. You'll focus on project-based accounting tasks, ensuring accurate reporting and helping the business stay on top of its financial goals. \n Client Details \n A large organisation based in Newport. \n Description \n An experienced Interim Project Accountant is required to support a Financial Controller on a critical finance improvement project. \n This assignment will focus on reviewing and reconciling balance sheet accounts, ensuring the general ledger aligns to supporting sub-ledgers, and resolving historical discrepancies. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening financial controls, improving reporting accuracy and implementing sustainable reconciliation processes. \n This is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on accountant who enjoys investigating issues, solving complex problems and delivering meaningful change within a finance function. \n \n Key responsibilities; \n \n\n • Review and reconcile all key balance sheet accounts.\n, • Ensure the general ledger accurately reconciles to supporting sub-ledgers.\n, • Investigate and resolve historical unreconciled balances and accounting discrepancies.\n, • Analyse and correct mis-postings, duplicate transactions and coding errors.\n, • Review bank, debtor, creditor, fixed asset and intercompany reconciliations.\n, • Support month-end and year-end close activities.\n, • Identify control weaknesses and implement robust reconciliation processes.\n, • Create clear documentation, procedures and audit trails.\n, • Work closely with finance stakeholders to improve reporting accuracy and controls.\n, • Deliver recommendations that provide long-term improvements to the finance function.\n\n Profile \n Essential Experience \n\n • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified\n, • Strong financial accounting and balance sheet reconciliation expertise.\n, • Experience reconciling complex general ledger and sub-ledger environments.\n, • Proven ability to investigate and resolve historic accounting issues.\n, • Strong understanding of financial controls and governance.\n, • Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.\n, • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.\n, • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.\n\n Highly Desirable \n\n • Experience supporting audit activity.\n, • Previous involvement in finance transformation or remediation projects.\n, • Experience improving month-end close and balance sheet control processes.\n, • Exposure to multi-entity or complex reporting environments.\n\n \n Job Offer \n\n • Daily rate negotiable dependent on the level of experience.\n, • Temporary position with a hybrid working model.\n\n If you're interested in this role, apply now. \n