Interim Financial Accountant
Day Rate: £300 to £400 per day Contract: Interim-Ongoing Location: Peterborough (Office-Based Role) Reports to: CFO
About Trade Mastermind
Trade Mastermind is a fast-growing business consultancy dedicated to empowering trade and construction entrepreneurs to scale their companies. With a strong commercial focus and a high-performance culture, we deliver measurable results and industry-leading support to our clients.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly capable Interim Financial Accountant to provide robust financial control, disciplined month-end execution, and reliable, detail-driven accounting support during a key period of transition.
This is a hands-on financial accounting role focused on accuracy, reconciliations, and maintaining impeccable financial hygiene. It does not involve FP&A, strategy, or business partnering.
We need someone who takes genuine pride in a balance sheet that ties perfectly every month.
Key Responsibilities
Core Accounting
Daily and weekly bank reconciliations
Full balance sheet reconciliations across all control accounts (monthly)
Maintain clean, accurate, well-structured ledgers
Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments, and fixed asset postings
Own the month-end close process and timetable
Produce draft monthly P&L and balance sheet
Controls & Financial Hygiene
Investigate, resolve, and clear historical reconciliation discrepancies
Strengthen processes and improve documentation standards
Ensure every balance has backing schedules and a clear audit trail
Promote a books must tie culture across the function
Prepare audit-ready working papers and schedules
Reporting & Compliance Support
Assist the CFO in preparing the monthly management accounts pack
Complete VAT returns
Support year-end processes and liaise with external accountants
Provide ad hoc analysis as required
Ideal Candidate Background
Experience
37+ years accounting experience
Practice-trained or audit background preferred
Strong financial accounting and reconciliation capability
Experience owning month-end close
Previous SME experience beneficial
Technical Skills
Xero (essential)
Excel strong skills in pivots, lookups, and schedule building
Who Will Succeed in This Role
Were looking for someone who is:
Detail-obsessed and methodical
Calm, consistent, and reliable
Relentlessly accurate never leaves unexplained balances
Comfortable with routine execution and getting through the list
Motivated by financial clarity, discipline, and precision
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