Interim Management Accountant
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Location: Pershore
Company Overview: The Airedale Group are the leading market design, installation, and maintenance provider for commercial kitchens in the UK hospitality and food service industry. We work alongside clients from the initial designs through to bespoke fabrication and installation. Coupled with the largest body of professional maintenance engineers in the country, we offer the complete end-to-end solution to our extensive client base. We have long-standing relationships with many of the biggest multi-site brands in the UK.
Job Overview: We are seeking an experienced Interim Management / Financial Accountant to lead financial accounting and reporting activities for one of our key business units. This role will play a critical part in maintaining robust financial control while supporting a system migration from Hansa ERP to Sage.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical accounting expertise with proven business partnering capability and experience within project-based environments.
The role will include line management responsibility for a team of two, ensuring invoicing processes are efficient and effective. You will take ownership of the month-end process, producing accurate and timely management accounts, and maintaining full responsibility for the P&L and balance sheet.
In addition, you will proactively identify opportunities to enhance financial reporting, improve insight, and support better decision-making across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Carry out data cleansing activities to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data ahead of ERP migration
Ensure continuity of financial data during system transition
Lead all financial accounting and reporting activities for the Sprint business unit
Manage month-end close, including journals, accruals, and reconciliations
Produce accurate and timely management accounts and financial reports
Provide variance analysis and insightful commentary on financial performance
Assist operational stakeholders, to support key decision-making
Contribute to process improvements and strengthen financial controls
Support project accounting activities, including cost tracking and reporting
Manage a team of two ensuring accuracy and efficiency in invoicing processes
Experience Required:
Strong technical accounting background (essential)
Fully or part-qualified accountant (e.g. xsngvjr ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
Proven experience in financial accounting and reporting roles
Experience in project accounting environments
Demonstrated ability to manage month-end processes independently
Experience with ERP systems; exposure to Hansa ERP and/or Sage Intacct desirable
Experience supporting or delivering system implementations or migrations
Strong Excel and financial systems skills
Excellent communication skills with ability to engage stakeholders
Ability to work independently and deliver in a fast-paced, interim environment
Comfortable with occasional travel to other Airedale offices
The Airedale Group is expanding rapidly, employing circa 700 people across multiple locations in the UK. This is a fantastic time to be joining the business with opportunities for career progression.