Financial Accountant
Meet Our Recruiter
Kayley Haythornthwaite
About the Role
Are you a qualified Financial Accountant looking for your next opportunity within a growing, people-focused business?
Sewell Wallis is partnering with an expanding service-sector organisation based in Sheffield to recruit an ambitious Financial Accountant. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative finance team in a business that values continuous improvement, career development, and work-life balance through a flexible hybrid working model.
If you're someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes, and partnering with stakeholders across the business, we'd love to hear from you.
What will you be doing?
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you'll play a key role in ensuring the integrity of the financial reporting process while supporting the wider finance function with insightful analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing accurate monthly management accounts and supporting the month-end close process.
- Producing balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining the integrity of the general ledger.
- Assisting with statutory accounts preparation and year-end audit requirements.
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow reporting.
- Preparing VAT returns and ensuring compliance with relevant financial regulations.
- Providing financial analysis and reporting to support business decision-making.
- Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes, controls, and reporting.
- Supporting finance projects and system improvements as the business continues to grow.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
What skills do we need?
We're looking for an organised and commercially aware finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.
- ACA or ACCA qualification.
- Previous experience in a Financial Accountant or similar role. A second move from practice would be ideal; however, they would also consider someone making their first move.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge.
- Experience preparing statutory accounts and supporting external audits.
- Excellent Excel skills and familiarity with ERP/accounting systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication skills with the confidence to work across multiple departments.
- A proactive approach and a continuous improvement mindset.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary of £55,000 - £60,000 depending on experience.
- Hybrid working (typically 2–3 days in the Sheffield office).
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Professional development and career progression opportunities.
- Supportive and collaborative working environment.
- Employee wellbeing initiatives.
- Modern offices with excellent transport links.
Apply below, or for more information, contact Kayley.
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.