Interim Project Accountant

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.

Client Details

A large organisation based in Newport.

Description

An experienced Interim Project Accountant is required to support a Financial Controller on a critical finance improvement project.

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.

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.

Key responsibilities;

• Review and reconcile all key balance sheet accounts.

• Ensure the general ledger accurately reconciles to supporting sub-ledgers.

• Investigate and resolve historical unreconciled balances and accounting discrepancies.

• Analyse and correct mis-postings, duplicate transactions and coding errors.

• Review bank, debtor, creditor, fixed asset and intercompany reconciliations.

• Support month-end and year-end close activities.

• Identify control weaknesses and implement robust reconciliation processes.

• Create clear documentation, procedures and audit trails.

• Work closely with finance stakeholders to improve reporting accuracy and controls.

• Deliver recommendations that provide long-term improvements to the finance function.

Profile

Essential Experience

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified

• Strong financial accounting and balance sheet reconciliation expertise.

• Experience reconciling complex general ledger and sub-ledger environments.

• Proven ability to investigate and resolve historic accounting issues.

• Strong understanding of financial controls and governance.

• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Highly Desirable

• Experience supporting audit activity.

• Previous involvement in finance transformation or remediation projects.

• Experience improving month-end close and balance sheet control processes.

• Exposure to multi-entity or complex reporting environments.

Job Offer

• Daily rate negotiable dependent on the level of experience.

• Temporary position with a hybrid working model.

If you're interested in this role, apply now.