Interim Financial Accountant


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bath, BA1 6AD
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

Interim Financial Accountant | 4-Month Contract

Bath (Hybrid)

September-December 2026

⏰ Interviews next week

I'm currently recruiting for an Interim Financial Accountant to join a large, complex organisation during a critical year-end and audit period.This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant who enjoys rolling their sleeves up and working within a busy financial accounts environment.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting the preparation of annual statutory financial statements

Managing and coordinating external audit requests and audit deliverables

Reviewing and implementing accounting policies, with a focus on FRS102, lease accounting and revenue recognition

Supporting financial controls, balance sheet reconciliations and year-end activities

Working closely with the Financial Accounts Team Leader to ensure a successful year-end reporting cycle

We're keen to speak with candidates who have:

✅ Recent statutory reporting experience within a large or complex organisation

✅ Strong technical financial accounting knowledge

✅ Experience supporting external audit processes

✅ Excellent Excel skills and strong attention to detail

✅ Experience preparing reconciliations, working papers and technical accounting papers

✅ A proactive, hands-on approach and the ability to operate independently when required

This role has been created to provide additional support during a particularly busy reporting and audit period and would suit an experienced Financial Accountant, Finance Manager, Financial Reporting Accountant or Audit-trained qualified accountant looking for their next interim assignment.

If you're available this month, or know someone who might be interested, please get in touch with Charles Maidment from the Hays Bath & Bristol contract team for a confidential discussion.

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