Interim Project Accountant

Interim Project Accountant - 4 month contract

Central London

Are you immediately available? Do you have experience working across general ledger reconciliation projects and supported on implementation integrations?

An established and fast-growing private healthcare organisation is seeking an experienced Project Accountant to support a key finance transformation initiative. Following the implementation of a new patient management and billing platform, the business requires a commercially minded finance professional to lead complex reconciliations, strengthen financial controls, and improve end-to-end finance processes. Based in Central London, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact within a high-performing and patient-focused environment.

You will take ownership of a critical ledger remediation project, reconciling debtor and payment records across multiple systems while helping establish robust processes and controls for the future. Once the reconciliation work is complete, you will play a key role in driving wider finance process improvements across the organisation.

• Lead the end-to-end reconciliation of debtor balances across legacy and current finance systems.
• Establish and validate historical and current debtor positions to create a single, trusted reconciled record.
• Reconcile payment records and support the review of historic payment allocations.
• Oversee consultant and specialist billing processes, identifying opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements.
• Support invoicing activities and ensure the accuracy of billing submissions.
• Identify control weaknesses, document risks, and implement improved financial processes and governance frameworks.
• Partner with operational stakeholders to resolve data and process issues at source.
• Contribute to wider finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or qualified by experience.
• Proven experience resolving complex debtor ledger and reconciliation challenges in high-volume environments.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP and manipulation of large data sets.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to investigate and resolve complex data issues independently.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage stakeholders across finance and operations.
• Experience with ERP, CRM or billing systems;
  Salesforce experience would be advantageous.
• Previous exposure to healthcare, insurance, professional services or other high-volume billing environments would be beneficial.