Robert Half
Interim Finance Consultant
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Finance Contractor – Projects (Tax, FRS 102 & Audit)
We're looking for a hands-on, technically strong finance contractor to work directly with the CFO of a PE-backed group on a defined set of finance projects: a tax health-check (including a review of R&D tax claims), FRS 102 technical accounting positions, and support through the year-end audit plus additional support on discrete finance projects as they arise.
This is a delivery role, not a leadership or strategy role. We need someone who can get into the detail, form a view, and get things resolved with minimal onboarding.
Location: UK (Hybrid), with travel to Group offices as required
Duration: 6 months (day rate)
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Rate: £500–£600 per day (Inside IR35)
Responsibilities:
- Tax:
- Implement tax health-check findings across the Group
- Review historic and in-flight R&D tax claims for eligibility and HMRC compliance risk, and identify further eligible spend
- Liaise with external tax advisers on submissions and technical positions
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FRS 102:
- Review Group and subsidiary accounting policies for compliance (including recently acquired entities)
- Assess technical positions such as business combinations, earn-outs, leases and revenue recognition
- Prepare papers to support audit discussions and recommend policy alignment ahead of consolidation
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Audit:
- Act as key point of contact for the external auditors
- Prepare and review audit files and disclosure notes
- Resolve queries and help protect the audit timetable
- Support statutory accounts across Group entities
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Group simplification:
- Identify dormant/legacy entities for simplification
- Plan and execute hive-ups
- Manage MVLs end-to-end (HMRC clearance, filings, liquidator appointment, final accounts)
- Liaise with legal and tax advisers throughout
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Ad hoc:
- Provide additional finance capacity across month-end and reporting
- Flex onto other projects during peak periods (year-end, audit, transactions)
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What success looks like:
- Tax health-check completed with a clear risk register and action plan
- R&D claims reviewed and substantiated, with any additional eligible claims identified
- FRS 102 positions documented and agreed with the auditors
- Clean, on-time year-end audit
- Legacy entities simplified via hive-up and MVL
- Workstreams handed over with clear documentation and outstanding actions
What we're looking for:
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Senior finance experience in a PE-backed SME (essential)
- Strong FRS 102 background in a group/multi-entity context
- Corporation tax and R&D tax credit claim experience
- A track record managing external audit relationships
- Comfortable as a contractor & able to get up to speed fast with minimal handover
- Highly organised, pragmatic and delivery-focused
- Confident working directly with auditors and tax advisers
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