Interim Accountant

Interim Accountant

Contract:

3 months

Start Date:

ASAP

Location:

Leicester

Rate: £350 to £400 per day

Distinct is working with a client going through a transition and needs an experienced, hands-on interim accountant to support.

The role combines a focused balance-sheet clean-up with UK finance support, VAT compliance, and IFRS
16.

This is a practical, "roll-up-your-sleeves" position and you will be expected to pick up work quickly.

You can:

• Lead the balance-sheet clean-up, reviewing and correcting historic journals
• Prepare and file VAT returns, ensuring accuracy and timely submission
• Provide day-to-day UK finance support
• Reconcile balance-sheet accounts and resolve long-standing unreconciled items
• Apply IFRS 16 correctly to leases, including reviewing existing accounting treatment
• Support year-end-related activity and prepare clear documentation for review

About you:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with approximately 5–6 years post-qualification experience
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS 16
• Proven experience of balance-sheet reconciliations and journal clean-up
• Hands-on experience preparing VAT returnsl
• Available to start at short notice
• Pragmatic, self-motivated, and comfortable working in a busy, changing environment