Contract: 3 months
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Leicester
Rate: £350 to £400 per day
Distinct is working with a client going through a transition and needs an experienced, hands-on interim accountant to support.
The role combines a focused balance-sheet clean-up with UK finance support, VAT compliance, and IFRS16.
This is a practical, "roll-up-your-sleeves" position and you will be expected to pick up work quickly.

You can

Lead the balance-sheet clean-up, reviewing and correcting historic journals
Prepare and file VAT returns, ensuring accuracy and timely submission
Provide day-to-day UK finance support
Reconcile balance-sheet accounts and resolve long-standing unreconciled items
Apply IFRS 16 correctly to leases, including reviewing existing accounting treatment
Support year-end-related activity and prepare clear documentation for review

About you

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with approximately 5–6 years post-qualification experience
Strong working knowledge of IFRS 16
Proven experience of balance-sheet reconciliations and journal clean-up
Hands-on experience preparing VAT returns
Available to start at short notice
Pragmatic, self-motivated, and comfortable working in a busy, changing environment