Interim Senior Technical Accountant

Finance Contractor: Tax, FRS 102 & Audit Location: UK (hybrid), with travel to Group offices as required Contract: 6-month interim engagement Reports to: Chief Financial Officer About our client We're recruiting for a fast-growing, PE-backed technology group with c.£45m revenue, c.£6.9m EBITDA. Built on strong recurring Microsoft licensing and support revenues, the business has grown rapidly both organically and through acquisition. It is in an exciting phase of growth, integration and simplification. The opportunity Our client needs a hands-on finance contractor to work directly with the CFO on a defined set of technical projects. This is a delivery role, not a leadership or strategy one. They want someone who can get into the detail, form a view and get issues resolved without lengthy onboarding. What you'll be doing

• Tax health and R&D: Implement tax health-check findings across the Group (corporation tax, VAT, employment taxes). Review historic and in-flight R&D claims for eligibility, evidence and HMRC risk under the merged scheme, and identify unclaimed eligible spend. Work with external tax advisers and escalate material exposures to the CFO.
• FRS 102 technical accounting: Review Group and subsidiary policies, including recent acquisitions. Assess positions on business combinations, earn-outs, leases, intangibles and revenue recognition, write technical papers, and recommend policy alignment ahead of consolidation.
• Year-end audit: Act as a key contact for the external auditors, prepare and review audit files and disclosure notes, resolve queries quickly, and support statutory accounts across Group entities.
• Group simplification: Identify dormant and legacy entities, plan and execute hive-ups, and run Members' Voluntary Liquidations end-to-end.
• Ad hoc projects: Provide extra hands-on capacity across month-end, reporting and analysis, and flex onto priority workstreams at peak periods. About you
• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Senior finance experience in a PE-backed SME, ideally technology.
• Strong technical accounting background, including FRS 102 in a group or multi-entity setting
• Experience of corporation tax compliance and R&D tax credit claims
• A track record of managing external audit relationships and year-end statutory processes
• Highly organised, pragmatic and delivery-focused, with disciplined follow-through across concurrent workstreams
• Confident with auditors and tax advisers, and comfortable with imperfect information in a fast-moving, acquisitive environment
• Low-ego and hands-on, and able to get up to speed quickly with minimal handover What success looks like
• Tax health-check completed, with a risk register and prioritised action plan
• R&D claims reviewed and substantiated, with any further eligible claims identified
• FRS 102 positions documented and agreed with the auditors
• A clean, on-time year-end audit with no material findings outstanding
• Dormant and legacy entities simplified via hive-ups and MVLs
• All workstreams handed over to a permanent finance owner with clear documentation Please note This is a fixed-term, project-based technical role. It isn't suited to candidates seeking a permanent FC/FD position, a people-management role or transactional bookkeeping. Rate: £500-£600 per day (Inside IR35, via umbrella/agency payroll)