Your new company
A highly entrepreneurial group of service-based businesses that has seen outstanding growth over recent years, the company has the plans and means to continue to grow at a sustainable rate. The project duration will be for a period of approximately 6 months from their South Manchester-based office.

Your new role
In this unique opportunity, you will be based in the organisation's Manchester office. You will act as an Interim Commercial Accountant to assist the UK Financial Controller through a period of change. You will be tasked with bringing a recently acquired business in line with the high operating standards of the rest of the group, whilst bringing the business partners with internal and external stakeholders. You will lead on all forms of due-diligence, which will include a deep dive into the organisation's existing accounts, reviewing and developing new sales forecasting and reporting models, eventually handing all findings over to the permeant hire.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be suitably qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with previous experience of working on high-pressure projects with a track record of working in fast-paced and high-pressure environments. Experience of being able to manage up and down, happy to be very hands-on at all levels and working in a challenging atmosphere is crucial.

What you'll get in return
The assignment will pay an attractive day rate of up to £350 a day. You will be part of a high-profile and business-critical project. Although this is only initially a 6-month project, there is a likelihood that the contract will be extended.

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, please click “apply” and we will revert to the most relevant applications as soon as possible.

If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you’re a qualified accountant looking for a new job in finance, please contact Benjamin Stanton at the Hays Senior Finance team in Manchester.