Interim Financial Accountant (6-Month Contract)
Remote (with travel) | C-400 per day | 6-Month Contract

Are you an experienced Financial Accountant looking for your next interim assignment? We''re working with a leading international organisation undergoing a significant finance transformation programme and are seeking a technically strong accountant to support key governance and process improvement initiatives across its Ireland and Benelux operations.
This is a predominantly remote role, with regular fully expensed travel to a single site in Ireland (approximately 7-8 visits per month) and occasional travel to the London office.

The Opportunity
You''ll play a pivotal role in strengthening financial controls, improving balance sheet integrity and supporting wider finance transformation and IPO readiness initiatives. This is a hands-on assignment where you''ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact by embedding robust processes and improving financial governance.

Key Responsibilities
* Lead the completion and standardisation of balance sheet reconciliations, resolving legacy issues and ensuring all accounts are fully supported.
* Establish a robust monthly balance sheet reconciliation process, delivering reconciliations by Working Day 6/7.
* Document, review and standardise finance processes alongside the wider EMEA Finance team.
* Support finance data cleansing activities and ERP readiness, including involvement in potential system migration projects.
* Manage lease accounting reconciliations, including administration of lease accounting software and preparation of monthly IFRS 16 journals.
* Drive improvements in financial controls and governance across multiple entities.

About You
You''ll be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong technical accounting expertise and a proven ability to improve finance processes within complex, multi-entity organisations.

You''ll also bring:
* Extensive financial accounting and balance sheet reconciliation experience.
* Strong understanding of financial controls and governance.
* Experience operating within international or multi-entity businesses.
* A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to identify issues and implement practical solutions.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable experience includes:
* IFRS 16 lease accounting.
* Finance transformation programmes.
* ERP implementation or system migration projects.

What''s on Offer
* -400 per day.
* 6-month contract.
* Predominantly remote working.
* Fully expensed travel to a single site in Ireland (approximately 7-8 visits per month).
* Occasional travel to the London office.
* Opportunity to play a key role in a major finance transformation programme within a growing international business.

If you''re an experienced interim finance professional who enjoys improving processes, strengthening controls and delivering meaningful change, we''d love to hear from you.

Vitae Financial Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.