Interim FP&A Accountant

FP&A Accountant – South Manchester £53,000 | 18-Month FTC Hybrid Policy

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a driven FP&A Accountant to join a high-performing finance team within a major UK group. This role offers broad exposure across a complex, fast-paced division and the chance to make a real impact through high-quality reporting, strong financial control and continuous improvement.

The Opportunity
You’ll play a key role in delivering accurate, robust divisional accounts, ensuring the integrity of financial data and supporting senior finance stakeholders. Working closely with Finance Directors, Business Partners and the wider FP&A team, you’ll help the business understand performance, meet service levels and deliver insightful reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce accurate management accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting policies.

• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring completeness and accuracy.

• Support the month-end process, posting journals and validating financial results.

• Present management accounts to senior finance leaders within agreed deadlines.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation and standardisation.

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple divisions.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function.

About You

• (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong general ledger experience.

• Confident communicator with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

• Skilled in managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

• Proactive, ambitious and solutions-focused, with a keen eye for accuracy.

• Strong Excel capability and ideally experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.

What’s on Offer
You’ll join a collaborative, ambitious finance team within a major organisation committed to growth, innovation and sustainability. The role offers excellent exposure, meaningful responsibility and the chance to support a large and evolving business through a key period.

If you’re seeking a challenging role that combines technical accounting, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement, this is an excellent next step.

Please apply for this role alternatively email me your most updated CV: Olivia.Reading@RobertWalters.com

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