Interim Finance Manager (Financial Accounting)
London (Hybrid) – 6-months
An established international business is seeking an experienced Interim Financial Accounting Manager to provide reliable, hands-on support to its Benelux and Nordics financial control team for a 6-month period. This role requires a strong technical accountant who can step into a busy environment and quickly become a trusted member of the team, ensuring a smooth and efficient month-end close process, accurate IFRS accounting across multiple entities, and robust financial reporting. The successful candidate will be a proven ‘safe pair of hands’ with strong technical financial accounting experience, capable of managing competing priorities and maintaining high standards of accuracy in a complex international environment. Immediate availability, or availability at short notice, is strongly preferred to facilitate a comprehensive handover.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate month-end and year-end financial close activities across a portfolio of European entities.
- Review and ensure accurate IFRS accounting treatments are applied across multiple jurisdictions.
- Prepare and review complex journal entries, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
- Own balance sheet reconciliations and investigate/resolve accounting issues in a timely manner.
- Support the preparation of statutory accounts and provide information required for local audits.
- Partner with regional finance teams to ensure consistency and accuracy of reporting submissions.
- Review intercompany balances and assist with month-end consolidation processes.
- Support technical accounting matters, including interpretation and application of IFRS requirements.
- Ensure strong financial controls are maintained throughout the reporting cycle.
- Assist with financial forecasting and reporting requirements where required.
- Work closely with external auditors, tax advisers and corporate finance teams to support reporting obligations.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting processes and enhance the efficiency of the close cycle.
Skills & Qualifications
- Fully qualified accountant holding ACA or ACCA qualification (essential).
- Strong technical accounting knowledge with proven experience applying IFRS in a multinational environment.
- Demonstrable experience managing complex month-end close and financial reporting processes.
- Experience working with multiple European entities and cross-border accounting considerations.
- Strong background in financial control, balance sheet management and reconciliations.
- Experience supporting statutory reporting and external audit processes.
- Advanced stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across finance teams.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and able to quickly add value in an interim capacity.
- Strong systems knowledge, ideally including large ERP platforms such as SAP or similar.
- High attention to detail with a proactive, hands-on approach to problem solving.
- Must be immediately available or available at short notice.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong finance professional looking to join a well-established international organisation and make an immediate impact within a high-performing finance team.
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