Interim Head of Accounting

Interim Head of Accounting (ACA) – London – Up to £140k – 18-month contract

A dynamic and entrepreneurial supply chain, pricing and financing services company are looking for an interim finance director for a maternity cover contract.

Your main responsibility will be to manage the accounting team (reporting to the CFO) ensuring all aspects of reporting and processing are operating effectively.

Role:

• Lead and manage a team of 11, with direct reports and indirect oversight of the global finance team.
• Involvement with an ongoing IPO process and responsibility for ensuring processes and controls are put in place that are appropriate for a listed entity
• Oversee and review management account reporting, including:
• Conducting ad hoc second reviews of submissions.
• Reviewing the consolidation process, including IFRS application.
• Preparing monthly board management accounts, quarterly board packs, annual financial statements, and the annual budget.
• Managing the annual audit process, from engagement to sign-off, ensuring timely completion and compliance.
• Collaborating with the tax team to ensure accurate tax accounting and compliance.
• Overseeing routine transactional processes such as VAT, and providing support to junior staff as needed.
• Handling ad hoc shareholder reporting.
• Oversee daily management of finance processes and procedures.
• Provide FX oversight and contribute to report development.
• Manage data analysis using data warehousing and PowerBI-driven reporting.
• Oversee global tax matters, including transfer pricing (TP), VAT, and global consolidation.
• Supervise IT and supplier relationships, such as Bottomline and Barclaycard replacements.
• Facilitate training within and across teams on topics like FX, VAT, the internal ERP system (SUITE), and data management.
• Drive process improvements aligned with system enhancement rollouts.

Experience required:

• ACA trained from practice with 8-10 years PQE.
• Proven experience of managing a team and working in a listed environment
• Ability to form relationships within finance team, IT teams and wider office to ensure positive collaborative working environment.
• Ability to manage numerous requirements and prioritising critical, along with keeping relevant stakeholders well informed on tasks.
• A forward-thinking individual who can assist the finance team to develop processes and to automate and systemise as much as possible.
• Previous exposure to multi-currency entities