Interim Statutory Accountant

Your new company Hays are working with a large global business who require an Interim Statutory Accountant on a 2-month contract basis. Your new role Produce statutory accounts for holding companies, ensuring accuracy…

Hybrid Finance
Pay rate £50,000 – £60,000/year
Contract type Contract
Posted 7 August 2026

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About this contract

£50,000 - £60,000

Your new company

Hays are working with a large global business who require an Interim Statutory Accountant on a 2-month contract basis.

Your new role

Produce statutory accounts for holding companies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements.
Deliver draft and final statutory accounts to external auditors in line with agreed deadlines.
Review statutory accounts prepared by the offshore finance team, providing guidance on amendments and ensuring the final output is accurate and complete.
Act as the primary liaison with external auditors, responding to queries and implementing agreed adjustments to statutory accounts.
Collaborate with the internal tax team to prepare tax packs and provide supporting information required for corporation tax return completion.
Perform reconciliations between statutory financial statements and underlying accounting records.
Partner with finance teams to identify and process adjustments required to align underlying records with final statutory accounts.
Review and approve journals in support of the Record-to-Report (R2R) process.
Support the R2R team by reviewing and approving balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to control requirements.
What you'll need to succeed

Previous statutory accounts experience is required
Qualified Accountant, ACCA/ACA/CIMA

What you'll get in return

Hybrid working

What you need to do now

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