Financial Accountant

Salary/Rate:£45000 - £50000 per annum + private medical, bonus
Job type:Perm
Location:Sheffield, South Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis is working with a fast-growing, innovative company based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, in their search for a Financial Accountant.

This role will be working for an innovative manufacturer with a history spanning over two centuries. A key manufacturer in multiple lucrative industries, this company is going from strength to strength and offers an exciting role for someone to step into. Financial Accountant in title, but the duties offer a variety across both financial and a more commercial focus to the role!

What will you be doing?

  • Support with daily cashflow management, including the forecasting of income and planning of supplier payments
  • Assist with full month-end close process, including management accounts, inventory valuations, balance sheet reconciliations and all other reporting, ensuring completion within strict group reporting deadlines
  • Assist with preparation and reporting of budgets & forecasts
  • Maintain the company CAPEX tracker, inclusive of cost management to budget and cash flow commitments
  • Provide support for internal and external audits
  • HMRC Reporting, including submission of VAT reporting
  • Regular reviews and reporting of AR + AP ledger balances.
  • Support delivery of departmental business plan
  • Managing the weekly supplier payment run process
  • Regularly review finance systems and processes, recommending and implementing improvements to enhance efficiency and data accuracy
  • Provide adequate cover to the Financial Controller as necessary

What skills will you need?

  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified (Part Qualified candidates will also be considered)
  • Able to work on your own initiative, independently and collaboratively
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with finance and non-finance managers
  • Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivots)

What's on offer?

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Bonus scheme
  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Onsite Parking
  • Health and wellbeing programme

Please send us your CV below, or contact Hannah Sharp 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: HS/6458Post Date: 12.12.25

Meet Our Recruiter

Hannah Sharp

Hannah Sharp

Associate Director | Part-Qualified and Newly Qualified Finance

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