Interim Closedown Support Accountant

Job Opportunity – Interim Closedown Support Accountant – South West England

A local authority client of mine is currently seeking an Interim Closedown Support Accountant to provide additional support throughout a busy year-end and accounts closure period.

This opportunity would suit an experienced local government finance professional with a strong understanding of local authority accounting requirements, year-end processes, and statutory reporting.

Job Title: Interim Closedown Support Accountant

Location: South West England

Contract Duration: 4-6 Months (Potential Extension)

Rate: DOE

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Working Arrangement: Hybrid Working Available

Days: 5 Days Per Week

Start Date: ASAP

Key Responsibilities

• Support the production of the Council's year-end Statement of Accounts and associated closedown activities.
• Prepare and review accruals, provisions, reserves, balance sheet reconciliations, and capital accounting entries.
• Provide technical accounting support, ensuring compliance with CIPFA guidelines and local government accounting standards.
• Produce financial reports, investigate variances, and resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors, providing working papers and responding to audit queries.

Essential Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience supporting local authority year-end closedown, including Statement of Accounts preparation and year-end accounting processes.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including CIPFA regulations, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, reserves, and capital accounting.
• CCAB Qualified (or equivalent experience) with excellent Excel skills and the ability to work independently to meet strict deadlines.

The client will be interviewing throughout next week therefore if you match the above criteria and are interested then please don't hesitate to reach out and send your CV or call me on (phone number removed).