Divisional Dealership Accountant

Salary/Rate:£55000 - £58000 per annum + car, healthcare, pension, flexi start
Job type:Perm
Location:Altrincham, Greater Manchester

About the Role

Sewell Wallis are looking to secure a Divisional Dealership Accountant for an automotive dealership, with a handful of sites in and around Altrincham. You'll be overseeing the finance functions, compiling the management accounts, overseeing payroll and managing a small team of 3, with support from the team at head office. This is a great opportunity to take a step up in your career and work as No.1 on site in a supervisory role.

Happy to consider those QBE, PQ or Qualified, you will need to demonstrate an understanding of the industry, experience with Rev8DMS (Kerridge) system and be confident with your production of management accounts and financial reporting.

As the Divisional Dealership Accountant, you'll need be somebody who isn't afraid to get stuck into their work and enjoys a fast paced working environment. This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic business with a well-established supportive team on hand to ease you into the role.

What will you be doing?

  • Produce accurate monthly management accounts according to Group deadlines.
  • Control of sales ledger, purchase ledger, stock, asset register, bank reconciliation and all other Balance Sheet reconciliations to that ensure strong financial controls are in place throughout the Division.
  • Prepare year end accounts + supporting documents and be the lead contact for year-end audits for the Division.
  • Mid-month and monthly forecasts.
  • Cash flow management.
  • Financial reporting, including composite and ONS reporting.
  • Completion of accurate and timely VAT returns.
  • Monthly payroll processing.
  • Variance analysis to ensure costs are appropriately controlled within the Division.
  • Manage and develop the accounts team.

What skills are we looking for?

  • Experience within a Management Accountant role previously, confident with production of Management Information.
  • Dealership and Automotive experience.
  • Experience managing multiple dealerships.
  • Kerridge system experience and strong technical/IT skills.
  • Attention to detail and a methodical approach.
  • Management of a small team.

What's on offer?

  • Salary of £55,000-£58,000.
  • Full time hours
  • Company car.
  • Private medical cover.
  • Training and development - progression opportunities.
  • On site working, but flexible start and finish times.
  • Free parking.

Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Job ref: IE/5870Post Date: 12.05.25

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