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Interim Commercial Contract Accountant
Contract: 3-6 Month Interim Assignment
Location: Remote (UK)
Start Date: ASAP
Day Rate: £450 per day (Inside IR35)
A leading multinational facilities management and support services organisation is seeking an experienced Interim Commercial Contract Accountant to support several key contracts during a period of operational and commercial focus.
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will act as a key finance business partner to contract management and operational leadership teams, delivering high-quality financial reporting, commercial insight and performance analysis. You will play a critical role in ensuring robust financial control, supporting strategic decision making and driving continuous improvement across contract performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of monthly management accounts, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in line with IFRS and group accounting policies.
- Manage full P&L and balance sheet responsibility across designated contracts, including journal postings, reconciliations and month-end close activities.
- Partner with operational and contract management teams to provide financial analysis, challenge performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and rolling financial planning processes.
- Monitor key contract performance metrics and provide meaningful commercial insight to support decision making.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives through detailed analysis of financial and operational data.
- Prepare quarterly accounting papers, financial models and supporting analysis for senior stakeholders.
- Act as the primary finance contact for both internal and external auditors.
- Ensure robust financial controls, governance and compliance processes are maintained.
- Support the accurate and timely billing of customer contracts to optimise cash collection.
- Identify commercial risks and opportunities, recommending solutions and corrective actions where appropriate.
- Contribute to finance process improvement initiatives and support wider transformation projects.
- Maintain accurate financial data within SAP and other reporting systems.
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To Be Successful
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Proven experience operating as a Commercial Accountant, Contract Accountant, Finance Manager or Financial Controller within a complex organisation.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge with experience reporting under IFRS.
- Demonstrable experience of long-term contract accounting and monthly management reporting.
- Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and business partnering.
- Commercially minded with the ability to influence and challenge operational stakeholders effectively.
- Previous experience within facilities management, outsourcing, support services, infrastructure or PFI environments
- Strong systems expertise, ideally including SAP.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate successfully within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Available to start immediately or at short notice.
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