Interim Financial Accountant

Are you a detail-driven qualified accountant ready to take full ownership of balance sheet substantiation ahead of audit season?

SF Partners is seeking an Interim Financial Accountant to join the team in Nottingham on a full-time contract basis. Operating in a hybrid work pattern with two days per week in the Nottingham office and the rest working remotely, this role offers an immediate opportunity to strengthen balance sheet integrity, support crucial audit preparations, and assist the finance function through an active phase of systems change.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive preparation, review, and substantiation of balance sheet reconciliations, investigating variances to secure a clean year-end position.
• Calculate, process, and reconcile core month-end and year-end accounting entries, including accruals and prepayments.
• Produce audit-ready schedules and documentation to fulfill external auditor requests and PBC requirements for interim and year-end cycles.
• Assist in embedding revised finance system processes directly into ongoing balance sheet reconciliation routines.
• Support the wider financial controllership team with statutory reporting inputs, financial accounting queries, and ad-hoc analysis.

Required Skills & Experience

• Fully qualified accountant holding an ACA, ACCA, or CIMA credential.
• Extensive track record in financial accounting, month-end close, year-end close, and statutory procedures.
• Demonstrated expertise in balance sheet reconciliations, resolving complex reconciling items, and balance sheet substantiation.
• Proven experience preparing schedules and liaising with external auditors through interim and year-end audits.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including confident use of XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and handling intricate reconciliation models.
• Immediate availability or the ability to start an interim assignment at short notice.

Nice-to-have

• Prior exposure to ERP implementation, finance systems transitions, or finance workflow enhancement.
• Experience actively identifying and executing operational process improvements within a fast-moving controllership environment.

What We Offer / Why Join

This contract assignment places you right at the core of SF Partners' financial operations during a critical period of reporting and systems evolution. You will apply your core accounting technicality where it matters most, delivering robust reconciliations, streamlining audit readiness, and leaving a lasting mark on day-to-day finance processes. With a structured hybrid setup based out of Nottingham, you can combine collaborative office presence with independent remote delivery. Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this assignment.