Finance Process Specialist

Role Overview

This is a hands-on interim role within a growing SME finance team. The successful candidate will be brought in to review, stabilise and improve core finance processes, ensuring the integrity of the Trial Balance and Fixed Asset Register, while implementing best-practice controls and documentation.

The role requires someone comfortable operating at both a strategic and transactional level, with the confidence to "roll up their sleeves" and leave the finance function in a robust, well-documented state.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and clean up the Trial Balance, ensuring accuracy and clear audit trails
• Reconcile and update the Fixed Asset Register, including depreciation policies
• Assess existing finance processes and identify gaps, inefficiencies or risks
• Improve month-end close procedures and timetables
• Supplier reconciliations
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure they are fully supported
• Implement clear process documentation and controls
• Support the finance team with knowledge transfer and best-practice guidance
• Liaise with external accountants or auditors where required

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in an SME finance environment
• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Demonstrable experience tidying up or remediating finance functions
• Excellent understanding of Trial Balance structure and balance sheet integrity
• Solid Fixed Asset accounting experience
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervisionStrong attention to detail and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (or equivalent experience) preferred

Personal Attributes

• Pragmatic and solutions-focused
• Confident communicator
• Highly organised and methodical
• Able to deliver quickly in a short-term assignment