Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Your new company Hays Accountancy & Finance are recruiting for a leading national service business near Grimsby to recruit a Temporary Contract Accountant.
Your new role The role is for a commercially focused Contract Accountant to take ownership of financial management for a key customer contract within a fast-paced operational environment. This role involves full responsibility for profit and loss reporting, financial planning, and delivering insightful analysis to support strategic decision-making.Working closely with operational teams, you will provide business partnering support, helping to drive performance improvements while ensuring strong financial control and governance. Key duties include budgeting, forecasting, period-end reporting, balance sheet oversight, and ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
What you'll need to succeed The ideal candidate will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA), or have relevant commercial accounting experience, with strong commercial awareness, excellent analytical, reporting, budgeting and ledger skills, as well as advanced Excel capabilities. You will be confident building relationships across stakeholders and influencing decision-making in a contract-driven environment. You will be available at short notice, and living in commutable distance to Grimsby and the surrounding area.
What you'll get in return Experience in a fast-moving commercial organisation Immediate start Chance for the role to become a long-term fixed-term contract Free parking
What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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