Job Description

Interim Reconciliation Specialist (3-to-6-month FTC)

Leicester | Hybrid working

Competitive Salary (DOE) |

Full-time

We're looking for an experienced Reconciliation Specialist to tackle a challenging but highly impactful project: bringing accuracy, structure, and clarity to a significant number of complex and unreconciled nominal ledger accounts with historic discrepancies.


This isn't just about clearing backlogs--you'll build robust, future-proof balance sheet reconciliation schedules that the finance team can maintain going forward. If you enjoy investigative work, bringing order to complexity, and leaving a lasting impact, this role is for you.

What You'll Be Doing

Reconciliation & Investigation

conduct detailed reconciliations across a wide range of nominal ledger accounts identify, investigate, and resolve unreconciled items, historic variances, and data gaps work through complex data sets with a methodical, investigative approach

Building for the Future

create clear, standardised balance sheet reconciliation schedules and supporting documentation design processes that the finance team can adopt and maintain for future periods document reconciliation processes, findings, and adjustments in a structured manner

Collaboration & Improvement

work with Finance and wider business stakeholders to obtain missing information and understand transaction flows recommend improvements to reconciliation practices, processes, and controls support month-end close activities ensuring accuracy and completeness prepare audit-ready working papers and documentation

What You'll Bring

Essential:

proven experience in reconciliation-intensive roles within a medium or large finance function strong understanding of nominal/general ledger accounting excellent analytical skills and ability to work through complex data sets high attention to detail with a methodical problem-solving approach ability to work independently and take ownership strong communication skills and confidence engaging at all levels

Desirable:

experience with Microsoft D365 Business Central background in finance transformation or clean-up projects AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification

Perks and benefits

competitive salary (depending on experience)
34.5-hour working week
health cash plan (Core Level 1)


5% Employer / 5% employee pension


4x salary life assurance & group income protection
25 days' holiday + statutory (increasing with service)


hybrid working - a blend of home and office time in Leicester


training and development opportunities


a supportive, collaborative team environment

Why This Role?

You'll have the opportunity to implement reconciliation process, take ownership of a project, and leave behind processes that benefit the business long-term. You will be given autonomy in the role to deliver results and support where necessary.


If you're detail-oriented, enjoy problem-solving, and want a role where your work genuinely matters, we'd love to hear from you.