Job Description

This contract role offers a rare opportunity to step into a senior-level position during a pivotal period. You'll work directly with the Group Financial Controller and collaborate closely with a fellow Group Financial Accountant to ensure robust financial reporting and support key business decisions.
This is a highly visible role within Group Finance, where your technical accounting skills will play a central part in shaping the organisation's future. You'll take ownership of group consolidations, statutory reporting, and support technical areas such as IFRS compliance and business disposals.
Interim Group Financial Accountant (12-24 Month Contract)
Salary: 70K-90K
Location: Crawley (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)
Core Hours: 10am-4pm
Key Responsibilities
Lead the group's multi-currency consolidation process (monthly, interim, year-end, budgets, forecasts)
Prepare statutory financial statements and financial report disclosures
Act as the key liaison for external auditors
Maintain IFRS compliance and oversee Group accounting policies
Provide technical accounting support on disposals, impairments, leases, and share-based payments
Manage and enhance the Group's reporting system (Cognos)
Support expected credit loss modelling and other Group-level technical processes
About You
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)
Proven experience in group consolidations and technical accounting
In-depth knowledge of IFRS and complex reporting environments
Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced setting
Exposure to consolidation/reporting systems (Cognos experience is a bonus)
Desirable:
Experience with business disposals or restructuring
Familiarity with Cognos or similar reporting tools