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Interim Financial Accountant

Elevation Recruitment Group
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Lancaster, Lancashire LA2 9JY, England

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Elevation Recruitment is seeking an Interim Financial Accountant for a leading Financial Services client in Lancaster, offering a salary of up to £400 per day.
  • The position is a 3-month contract with a hybrid working model, requiring two days in the office and flexibility for remote work.
  • Key responsibilities include overseeing month-end processes, ensuring accurate balance sheet reconciliations, and managing regulatory calculations.
  • Candidates must be qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with experience in financial services, preferably with an audit background.
  • Strong Excel skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines are essential for this role.

Interim Financial Accountant Up to £400 Per Day Lancaster - Flexible hybrid working 3 Months Elevation Recruitment is partnering with a leading Financial Services client to find an Interim Financial Accountant. The role offers a hybrid working setup with two days in the Lancaster office and flexibility to work from home.

As Financial Accountant, you’ll oversee critical month-end processes, ensure accurate balance sheet reconciliations, and manage key regulatory calculations. In addition, you'll deliver insightful financial analysis to support senior management in making strategic, data-driven decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and post month-end journals with supporting documentation.
  • Analyse profit and loss accounts to ensure accurate coding.
  • Perform regulated financial calculations and ensure compliance.
  • Reconcile balance sheet accounts by day 10 each month.
  • Assist with year-end audits and provide support to external auditors.
  • Monitor cashflow and contribute to forecasting.
  • Review and approve payments, ensuring proper documentation.
  • Support the implementation of new financial software.
  • Continuously improve finance processes and controls.

Key Skills:

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
  • Strong Excel skills (SUMIFS, XLOOKUPS, SUBTOTALS).
  • Experience in financial services, ideally with an audit background.
  • Great communication and organisational skills.
  • Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work under tight deadlines

If you match the above criteria and are looking to step in to a growing business, apply today or contact Kelly Johnson for more details.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.