Interim Senior Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily finance operations during the Head of Finance's maternity leave.

• Code and record transactions in Xero.

• Reconcile bank accounts, cards, and payment platforms across various entities and currencies.

• Manage prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, and intercompany balances.

• Execute month-end closing procedures.

• Generate customer and partner invoices while maintaining corresponding Excel documentation.

• Allocate cash receipts, pursue overdue invoices, and provide reports on debtors and cash collection.

• Process supplier invoices, payment batches, and address supplier inquiries.

• Review and authorize employee expenses and reconcile Pleo company cards.

• Administer monthly UK payroll, including onboarding, terminations, changes, pensions, and benefits.

• Prepare and file VAT returns via Xero.

• Identify VAT-related issues and supply information to external accountants for year-end accounts and corporation tax.

• Compile monthly management accounts with variance analysis as necessary.

• Consolidate accounts for multi-currency groups.

• Update cash flow forecasts and identify risks for the leadership team.

• Address finance-related queries and data requests.

• Collaborate with external accountants on year-end accounts and tax returns.

⛳️ Requirements

• Located in the UK, with the legal right to work in the UK.

• Demonstrated experience managing daily finance functions, preferably as a senior bookkeeper, assistant accountant, or finance manager.

• Proficient in Xero, including bank reconciliations, multi-currency transactions, and month-end closings.

• Knowledgeable in UK taxation: VAT returns and PAYE payroll.

• Advanced skills in Excel.

• Comfortable utilizing AI tools (Claude) in everyday tasks.

• Capable of working accurately, independently, and meeting deadlines, while clearly explaining financial information to non-finance colleagues.

• AAT, ACCA, ACA, or CIMA qualified or part-qualified (preferred).

• Experience in a startup or scale-up environment, ideally with multi-entity groups that include US subsidiaries (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive daily rate.

• Flexible working hours.

• Six-month engagement with the potential for extension.

• Remote work options available.