Interim Accountant (6-Month Contract) Location: Oxford (3 days per week in the office)
Type: Interim / 6-month contract
Rate: Competitive day rate / fixed-term salary (depending on experience)
Savant is supporting a growing organisation with the search for an experienced and hands-on Interim Accountant to join their Oxford-based finance team on an initial 6-month interim contract.
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive finance professional to contribute to key reporting, forecasting and system improvement activities during a busy period of transformation.
Key Responsibilities * Support month-end processes, including preparation and posting of recurring and ad hoc journals.

* Perform supplier and balance variance analysis, and assist in the production of management accounts.

* Update management accounts and forecast workbooks, ensuring accurate departmental inputs.

* Support accounts payable activity - processing invoices and preparing payments for approval.

* Perform balance sheet reconciliations and provide supporting documentation for audit.

* Run reports and provide transactional and analytical support to the wider finance team.

* (Potentially) Take ownership of the day-to-day financials for a smaller subsidiary entity.

Depending on experience, the role may also include:
* Preparing technical workings for share-based payments, leases and convertible loans.

* Supporting project budget tracking and providing business partnering insight to operational teams.

About You * Qualified, part-qualified or QBE with solid experience in a finance or management accounting role.

* Advanced Excel skills and strong attention to detail.

* Comfortable working independently and engaging with non-finance colleagues.

* Available at short notice and able to commit to a 6-month assignment.