Interim Management Accountant

Location: London Status: 5 month fixed term contract Reports to: Financial Controller About the Role We are looking for an experienced Interim Management Accountant to join the Finance team on a fixed-term basis to provide additional support during a particularly busy period. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing the 31 December 2026 year-end close and the subsequent external audit, which is expected to run through to March 2027, while also supporting business-as-usual activities including month-end reporting, reconciliations, and financial controls.

The interim Management Accountant will be instrumental in maintaining continuity, supporting the wider team through a period of change, and ensuring key deadlines are met during this peak period. Job Purpose: The Interim Management Accountant is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the month-end close and management reporting for the Foundation’s entities. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role takes hands-on ownership of preparing the management accounts with commentary for assigned regional entities and reporting categories, whilst reviewing the month-end work and reconciliations prepared by the Associate Accountants.

Working alongside the FP&A team, this role focuses heavily on balance sheet integrity, robust financial controls, and ensuring the absolute accuracy of the trial balance. Principal accountabilities: Management Reporting & Month-End Close Preparation: Own the end-to-end month-end close process and prepare comprehensive management accounts with variance commentary to assure accuracy. Review: Perform a technical review of the month-end close packages and supporting reconciliations prepared by the Associate Accountants for other designated regional entities.

Variance & Data Integrity: Collaborate cross-departmentally (e.g., with HR, IT, Operations) to ensure correct accruals and analyse variances to ensure the numbers are correct prior to handing over to the FP&A team. Balance Sheet Control: Perform and maintain detailed balance sheet reconciliations to ensure outstanding items are investigated and resolved promptly. Intercompany: Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations across the regional entities. Audit, Compliance & Technical Support Support the Financial controller in the preparation of year-end audit files, trial balances, and supporting schedules, acting as a key point of contact for external auditors.

Support the Financial Controller in reviewing year-end packages, statutory financial statements, and compliance filings. Ensure all accounting treatments comply with relevant local standards and overall Group accounting policies. Process Optimisation & Systems Identify opportunities to standardise accounting processes and templates Support the Financial Controller in optimizing ERP usage (Microsoft Business Central) and workflow tools to automate manual tasks. Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience…

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