Interim Commercial FP&A Accountant | 6 Month Contract | Part-Time (3 days per week) | £350-£400 Per Day Outside IR35
Overview of the Role
The Interim FP&A Accountant will support the Planning & Reporting leadership team, playing a key role in strengthening the FP&A function and improving financial insight across the organisation.
The role has a strong focus on consistency, process improvement, and value-adding analysis, working closely with operational and commercial teams to drive performance.
This position will suit a commercially minded accountant who enjoys getting under the skin of performance drivers, translating financial data into meaningful insight, and leading
improvements to systems, processes, and reporting.
You will contribute to both day-to-day financial activities and project-based work, including enhancements to ERP modules and reporting frameworks.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Analysis & Reporting
- Partner with the Head of Planning & Reporting to deliver high-quality analysis and management reporting.
- Produce clear, insightful monthly management accounts commentary.
- Perform detailed performance reviews and regional deep dives to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Monitor KPIs, productivity, and cost control, constructively challenging the business where appropriate.
- Support forecasting, budgeting, and longer-term financial planning activities.
FP&A & Process Improvement
- Drive consistency across FP&A processes, standardising reports and methodologies.
- Identify inefficiencies and lead process improvements to enhance accuracy, timeliness, and insight.
- Ensure financial journals are robust, accurate, and appropriately reviewed.
- Use data and analytics to support decision-making and identify growth or savings opportunities.
Systems & Projects
- Lead and support finance-related projects, including work on ERP modules.
- Ensure accounting treatments are appropriate, compliant, and aligned with best practice.
- Implement system and process enhancements that improve financial control and reporting quality.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with operational, commercial, and finance colleagues to ensure reliable financial information.
- Act as a key point of support for Finance Business Partners on performance and regional results.
- Share best practice and lessons learned across teams to help replicate successful outcomes.
Key Requirements:
Required Qualifications
- Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) however QBE considered.
- Proven background in commercial finance or FP&A environments.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience working in fast-paced, changing environments.
- Confident in proposing, justifying, and implementing change.
- Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organised, practical, and able to prioritise effectively.
- Commercially focused, with a proactive and questioning mindset.
Required Personal Attributes
- Professional, approachable, and able to build trusted relationships quickly.
- Calm under pressure with a high level of integrity and discretion.
- Committed to continuous improvement and personal development.
- Demonstrates fairness, consistency, and respect for others.
- Flexible in approach and comfortable working across multiple teams and priorities.
Interim Commercial FP&A Accountant | 6 Month Contract | Part-Time (3 days per week) | £350-£400 Per Day Outside IR35