Job Title: Financial Accountant
Location: Birmingham (1/2 days per week on site)
Salary/Rate: Up to £250 per day (Inside IR35)
Start Date: April 2026
Job Type: 8-month contract (likely extension)
Company Introduction
We are looking for an Interim Financial Accountant to be based at sector clients Birmingham office.
This role will be responsible for the leading on certain areas of accounting within the allocated legal entities. The role will be interacting day to day with the business in the UK and shared service centre in Regensburg (UFS) and will also work with the Centre of Competence consolidation (CoCC) in Germany on a monthly and quarterly basis.
Job Responsibilities/Objectives
* Lead the accounting for certain companies including monthly and quarterly ledger entries and interactions with Controlling, Treasury, UFS and CoCC.
* Lead on certain areas of the financial statements
* Act as subject matter lead on certain processes and topics
* Represent the ABP in appropriate forums.
* Drive continuous improvement in own areas.
* Be responsible for the accounting for certain Uniper operational sites and businesses.
* Prepare balance sheet and account reconciliations for certain companies and certain balance sheet items
* Develop strong working relationships to ensure that there is knowledge of the business and its expected developments with a view to converting this into the consequent impact on financial statements and to validate the accuracy of the statements.
* Preparation of any supplemental information required on a monthly and quarterly basis for the Centre of Competence for Consolidation.
* Ensure that information provided by the businesses is validated and challenged prior to being processed by UFS.
* Prepare statutory accounts for businesses where responsibility lies.
* Ensure that the group reporting packages are technically correct and in accordance with the Uniper accounting manual and International Financial Reporting Standards.
* Ensure that the accounting ledgers are compliant with UK tax requirements (Corporation tax, VAT, PAYE etc).
* Liaise with external audit to fully support audits.
Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:
Essential:
* A degree or equivalent level qualification.
* Strong IT skills and IT literate, with Excel being a prerequisite.
* Excellent numerical and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.
* Flexibility to work to tight timescales.
* A relevant professional accounting qualification (fully/partly qualified)
Desirable:
* Commercial awareness and a strong knowledge and understanding of the Uniper in the UK businesses.
* Awareness and some knowledge of basic accounting.
* A desire for continuous improvement and active development of knowledge
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.
Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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