Senior Financial Accountant
9-month contract
Salary: £50,243 – £59,156 per annum (pro rata)
Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid working)
37 hours per week
Basic disclosure scotland required 

An exciting opportunity for an experienced, qualified accountant to join our client as an Interim Senior Financial Accountant on a 9-month contract.

You will lead the Financial Accounting Team, oversee statutory accounts and provide specialist technical accounting advice. You will also manage an Assistant Financial Accountant and work closely with senior management, external auditors and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation and delivery of annual statutory accounts.
• Manage and develop an Assistant Financial Accountant.
• Provide specialist technical accounting advice on complex IFRS matters.
• Manage external audit relationships and provide audit evidence.
• Oversee capital accounting, fixed assets and VAT returns.
• Support financial reporting, budgeting and year-end financial outturn.
• Ensure strong financial controls, compliance and governance.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and systems.

• CCAB-qualified accountant (or UK equivalent).
• Experience delivering audited statutory accounts.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly IFRS
• Knowledge of FReM, SPFM and government accounting guidance desirable.
• Previous team management experience.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and finance systems experience.