Interim Project Accountant - Day rate - ASAP Start - London Hybrid
The Role
The Project Accountant will play a critical role during a period of transformation, supporting the finance team as it aligns reporting, systems, and controls with those of its new parent company. This will involve working to tight deadlines through year end, embedding new processes, and ensuring accurate and compliant reporting across multiple entities.
Key responsibilities
* Streamline and accelerate month-end close, rebuilding key reporting files and optimising data flows into Hyperion (HFM) – experience with this system is essential.
* Drive consistency between group and local reporting, standardising processes and formats to align with the parent company’s requirements.
* Support a condensed year-end and audit timetable.
* Review and reconcile differences in accounting standards, ensuring statutory accounts remain compliant and charts of accounts are standardised where possible.
* Build and maintain constant-currency reporting to manage and explain FX movements at both entity and consolidated levels.
* Oversee the accuracy of intercompany transactions, including transfer pricing, mark-ups and recharges, ensuring clear visibility of management versus statutory impacts.
* Contribute to tax and compliance-related projects as needed.
* Support ad hoc initiatives aligned with business priorities and integration milestones.
About you
* Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with strong technical grounding.
* Proven track record in interim or project-based accounting roles, ideally within a multinational or fast-changing environment.
* Hands-on experience with Hyperion (HFM) is essential – candidates without this experience will not be considered.
* Experience with Microsoft Navision or similar ERP systems is advantageous.
* Advanced Excel capability and confidence in rebuilding and automating reporting models.
* Sound understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP.
* Excellent project management and stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to deliver under pressure and manage competing priorities.