Job Description
Interim finance contract role
Interim FP&A / Project Accountant – Bristol (3–4-Month Contract)Are you an FP&A specialist who loves getting under the skin of data and the business behind it? A large Bristol-based manufacturing organisation (400+ staff) is looking for an experienced interim FP&A / Project Accountant to step in and bring clarity to a complex overtime and timesheet environment.
This is a hands-on, high-impact contract where you’ll combine advanced Excel & Power BI modelling with true business partnering — not just reporting the numbers, but understanding why they’re happening.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Reviewing and analysing overtime and timesheet data across 60–70 bookings
2. Building clear, insightful models in Excel & Power BI
3. Investigating cost drivers by getting out into the business and fact-finding
4. Partnering with PMO, Engineering, Finance and Operations
5. Bringing structure, control and insight to cost management
What we’re looking for:
6. Proven FP&A / Project Accounting experience
7. Strong Excel & Power BI skills (you enjoy working with messy data)
8. Confident stakeholder engagement & business partnering
9. Background in manufacturing / costing / cost management is highly beneficial
10. Someone pragmatic, curious and commercially minded
The details:
11. Contract: 3–4 months
12. Rate: Circa £250-£300 per day
13. Location: Bristol (3/2 split between office & home)
If you’re an interim who enjoys solving real business problems, adding value fast, and leaving things better than you found them — this one’s for you. Get in touch with Charlie Maidment at Hays Bristol to find out more.
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