Accounting Manager

Location:

Hybrid - Nottingham / Alfreton

Contract:

9-month Fixed Term Contract

We are recruiting an interim Accounting Manager to take responsibility for two key accounting areas within a large, complex organisation.

This is a leadership role, with responsibility for 7 direct reports.

You will oversee the accounting and financial reporting for two operational business areas covering capital equipment and associated maintenance contracts.

Leading a team of accountants and finance associates, you will provide the technical oversight, challenge, and leadership needed to ensure that reporting is accurate, well controlled, and commercially understood.

• Leading and developing a team of 12, including 7 direct reports
• Providing technical guidance and oversight to experienced non-qualified accountants
• Reviewing and challenging monthly accounting and reporting
• Variance analysis against forecast and investigation of key movements
• Sense-checking numbers and ensuring appropriate supporting documentation and controls
• Overseeing accounting relating to capital expenditure and ongoing maintenance contracts
• Acting as a key link between commercial, operational and financial reporting teams

The key requirement for this assignment is strong people leadership.

• A confident and experienced finance team manager
• Comfortable managing a team with the ability to review, challenge and develop non-qualified accounting staff
• Ideally experienced within a large and/or complex organisation
• Confident partnering with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in an interim environment and quickly taking ownership
• Immediately available or short notice period