Interim Assistant Management Accountant

Exeter Temporary £15 - £20 per hour View Job Description
The Interim Assistant Management Accountant supports month‑end reporting and daily finance operations, including invoicing, reconciliations, payment runs, and handling customer finance queries. They also play a key role in maintaining data accuracy while assisting the team with testing, data checks, and transition activities during the implementation of a new finance system.
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About Our Client

The client operates within the technology sector, focusing on delivering high‑quality solutions and maintaining efficient internal operations. They are currently enhancing their financial processes and systems to support ongoing growth and organisational development.

Job Description

  • Support month‑end reporting through accurate ledger postings, reconciliations, and preparation of management account schedules.
  • Carry out operational finance tasks including processing purchase invoices, running payment cycles, VAT support, and maintaining supplier/ledger data.
  • Manage the shared finance inbox, resolving invoice and payment queries promptly and professionally (primarily from schools/customers).
  • Raise accurate customer invoices, send them on time, and ensure payments are allocated correctly through bank reconciliations.
  • Assist with the implementation of a new finance system, including user testing, data checks, process walkthroughs, and transition support.
  • Maintain high levels of accuracy and financial control across all transactional processing, approvals, and reconciliations

The Successful Applicant

The successful Interim Assistant Management Accountant should have:

  • Hands‑on finance experience, confidently managing payment runs, purchase invoice processing, sales invoicing, reconciliations, and a busy finance inbox.
  • Exceptionally accurate and detail‑focused, with a methodical approach to spotting errors, mismatches, or missing approvals before they escalate into month‑end issues.
  • Calm, professional, and service‑driven, able to support internal colleagues and external customers (including schools) with clarity and responsiveness.
  • Adaptable and comfortable with change, ready to learn new systems quickly and support the finance team through a system implementation, including testing and data checks.
  • Strong Excel and systems capability, confident working with data exports, templates, reconciliations, and structured spreadsheets.
  • Clear communicator and collaborative team player, willing to raise issues early and keep stakeholders informed.
  • Financially trained or qualified, ideally AAT, part‑qualified CIMA/ACCA, or possessing equivalent experience within finance operations or an assistant management accounting role.

What's on Offer

  • A varied and impactful finance role where you'll support both operational finance and month‑end reporting, gaining exposure across the full accounting cycle.
  • The chance to play a key role in a finance system implementation, building your systems knowledge and contributing to meaningful process improvements.
  • A supportive, collaborative team environment within a technology‑focused organisation that values accuracy, communication, and continuous improvement
  • 5 Days on site, time spent in a modern office environment
  • A competitive hourly rate from £15-£20, aligned to experience and responsibility.
  • An immediate‑start, 6‑month contract offering stability, structure, and the opportunity to make a real impact from day one.
Contact
Harry Brooking
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6961328
Phone number
+44 117 906 5134

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Part Qualified Accounting Jobs
Sector
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Exeter
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Harry Brooking
Consultant phone
+44 117 906 5134
Job reference
JN-032026-6961328