Job Description
This opportunity offers you the chance to work closely with senior stakeholders, providing robust financial business partnering support while contributing to key management reports for Board, Executive, Committees, and internal teams. You will be part of a supportive environment where your expertise in management accounts, budgeting, and forecasting will be valued and nurtured.
As an Interim Management Accountant based in Birmingham, you will play a central role in ensuring the integrity of financial reporting across multiple business areas. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve preparing key journals such as accruals and prepayments, conducting detailed balance sheet reconciliations, and assisting in the creation of management reports for senior leadership. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders throughout the organisation, providing dependable financial business partnering support that helps drive performance. By promoting budgetary control and supporting both annual budget setting and quarterly forecasting processes, you will contribute significantly to strategic planning. Your involvement in training programmes for budget holders will help foster a culture of financial awareness. Additionally, you will support mechanisms for KPI reporting and benchmarking activities while maintaining strong connections within the Finance function. Success in this role requires a keen eye for detail, excellent organisational skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving within a supportive team environment.
* Prepare accruals, prepayments, and other journals for key income and expenditure lines at period end, ensuring all entries meet required standards within agreed timescales.
* Conduct thorough balance sheet reconciliations, maintaining accuracy and compliance across all relevant accounts.
* Assist with the production of comprehensive management reports for Board, Executive, Committees, and internal stakeholders, ensuring clarity and relevance of financial data.
* Engage proactively with key business stakeholders to provide robust financial business partnering support that enables informed decision-making.
* Promote budgetary and forecast control by actively engaging with stakeholders across the business, challenging assumptions where necessary to ensure financial discipline.
* Ensure the provision of accurate financial information that empowers business leaders to make effective decisions aligned with organisational strategy.
* Support the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts by collaborating closely with the Senior Finance Business Partner and leading processes for designated business areas.
* Assist in delivering budget holder training programmes that build financial awareness and capability throughout the organisation.
* Contribute to the development of mechanisms facilitating KPI and value-for-money reporting, supporting benchmarking activities as required.
* Maintain strong links with the wider Finance function by providing constructive feedback and advice that supports delivery of the overall Finance strategy.
What you'll bring
* Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA credentials are essential for this role as they demonstrate your technical proficiency in accounting standards.
* Previous experience working within management accounts or commercial accounts functions is vital for understanding complex financial operations.
* Hands-on expertise in preparing management accounts, budgeting processes, report writing, and forecasting ensures you can deliver high-quality outputs consistently.
* Strong Excel skills including advanced use of vlookups, sumifs, and pivot tables enable you to analyse large datasets efficiently.
* A meticulous approach to work allows you to produce accurate financial reports that are easy for stakeholders to understand.
* Excellent organisational abilities empower you to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while prioritising effectively under tight deadlines.
* Proven ability to analyse complex data sets helps contextualise cause-and-effect relationships so you can communicate findings clearly across various audiences.
* Effective communication skills are crucial for building professional relationships with colleagues throughout the business.
* Self-motivation combined with a flexible approach means you can adapt quickly to changing priorities while maintaining high standards.
* A proactive attitude enables you to take ownership of projects and deliver results even when operating autonomously within agreed objectives.
The client is looking for someone to start relatively quickly so you will be either immediately available or finishing your current contract in March, ready to start in April.
The role is hybrid, with 3 days in the office and 2 working from home.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates