Job Description
Interim Financial Accountant | £60,000 - £65,000 | 6-Month FTC | Hybrid - Bradford
Are you a hands-on financial accountant who enjoys getting into the detail - unpicking accounts, solving problems, and leaving things in a far better place than you found them?
If you like working independently, digging into messy balance sheets, and treating the numbers like a puzzle to be solved, this could be right up your street.
We're partnering with a growing business based in Bradford. The business is going through a period of systems and reporting change, with a new finance system going live in February, a change in auditors, and a need to get the balance sheet into a really robust, investor-ready position.
This is a standalone, project-focused interim role where experience, judgement, and attention to detail matter far more than hierarchy or headcount.
The Role
You'll step in as the go-to financial accountant, taking ownership of balance sheet integrity, audit readiness, and system-related clean-up work.
* Balance Sheet Clean-Up: Getting the December balance sheet into a strong, position - reconciling, reviewing, and making the numbers make sense to an investor.
* Detail & Reconciliation: Unpicking historical postings, reviewing allocations between practices, and ensuring balances are fully understood and supported.
* Audit Support: Managing the auditor transition and looking after the audit process.
* Schedules & Support: Producing high-quality schedules to sit behind closing balances and statutory numbers.
* Systems & Projects: Supporting the go-live of a new system and dealing with ad-hoc project work as issues arise.
* Year Reset: Supporting a clean clear-down of 2025, ensuring the business starts the year on solid footing.
This is a practical, sleeves-rolled-up role, ideal for someone who enjoys getting into the weeds and fixing things properly, not just ticking boxes.
What we're looking for
* A strong financial accountant with proven experince of balance sheet reviews and reconciliations.
* Comfortable working standalone, using initiative and problem-solving skills.
* Happy unpicking accounts end to end and digging into the detail.
* Experience with Sage 200 would be beneficial but not essential.
* Ideally qualified, though this can be flexible for the right level of hands-on experience.
Why join?
You'll be joining at a point where your work will really matter. The business is implementing a new system, changing auditors, and preparing for future growth. Getting the foundations right now is critical - and that's exactly where this role comes in.
This Interim Financial Accountant / Project Accountant role offers autonomy, challenge, and the satisfaction of leaving a finance function stronger, cleaner, and more robust than when you arrived.
Location: Bradford (lots of flexibility- you'll only need to be in the office when gathering information) Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 (FTC)Contract: 6 months (with scope for additional project work)Start: ASAP
If you're a financial accountant who enjoys problem-solving, detail, and ownership, hit apply. This is a meaty interim role with plenty to get stuck into.