Finance Manager

Sewell Wallis are currently working on behalf of a national distribution business based in Bradford, West Yorkshire with their search for a Finance Manager. This is great chance to stamp your mark in a leadership role within a fast-paced, inclusive and team focused employer.

Because they put their people at the heart of the business, their leadership team are committed to ensuring a safe and healthy working environment, underpinned by a professional, supportive and collaborative culture. As an employer of choice in the areas they operate in, they are proud to be able to offer colleagues a place where they can achieve their career aspirations.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role is responsible for the management of the financial reporting team, including cashflow, VAT and other balance sheet reporting. The role should contribute towards accurate and timely reporting outputs that internal/external stakeholders require, supporting informed business decision making.

• Direct management of the reporting team and ledger management ensuring that all stakeholder requirements are taken into account and department KPI's are achieved
• Prepare statutory year-end accounts and liaise with auditors.
• Production of weekly and monthly profit and loss accounts along with supporting data available to all budget/stakeholders
• Ownership of the Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, including inter company balances within agreed timescales
• Work with the Head of Finance on budgeting and forecasting, including procurement reviews.
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to aid decisions, achieve strategic objectives, and influence the direction of the business
• Ensure all information required by the year end audit is provided in a timely and accurate manner
• Continue to contribute to the development our financial systems and processes which will enhance the Finance department and the wider business
• Proactively manage your own personal development in order to increase personal performance levels and career development opportunities
• Positively contribute to any other ad hoc reporting required by the business to support operational activity

What skills are we looking for?

• Appropriate financial qualifications i.e. CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent
• Operational finance knowledge, including monthly management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow reporting
• Experience in producing management accounts and month end procedures, working to associated deadlines
• An interest in process improvement and in cost and variance analysis
• People Management experience required including 1-1's, appraisals etc.
• Demonstrates the ability and capacity to develop productive relationships with key stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills including look ups, pivot tables and advanced formulae
• Ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a friendly and professional manner
• A solution finder, capable of effectively working through problems

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working
• Workplace Pension
• Birthday Day Off
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Free On Site Gym
• Life Insurance
• Holiday Buy/Sell Scheme

Please apply below or contact Kayley 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.