via reed · 27 May 2026 ·10 days ago

Interim Financial Reporting Accountant

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
London Contract GBP 104,000 – 117,000
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Your new company
A global digital business going through transformation and change across a complex, fast-paced, multi-entity environment and is continuing to invest heavily in automation, systems and finance transformation. They have a large finance team and, due to growth, are looking to bring in a contractor.


Your new role
A short-term Statutory Accountant assignment within a central group reporting function. You will support statutory reporting and audit delivery across multiple European entities, with some ad-hoc international exposure, alongside involvement in wider finance transformation and process improvement initiatives.
Key focus areas include:

  • Preparation and coordination of statutory financial statements

  • Supporting year-end and ongoing audit requirements

  • Group consolidation inputs and reporting

  • Project-based work linked to finance transformation and process enhancement
What you'll need to succeed
  • Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent) ideally from a practice background

  • Strong experience producing statutory financial statements

  • Exposure to group or multi-entity reporting environments

  • Comfortable managing deadlines, audits and multiple workstreams

  • Some familiarity with IFRS (including evolving standards such as IFRS 18)

  • A proactive, process-driven mindset and willingness to roll sleeves up

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