Senior Management Accountant

Sewell Wallis are partnering with a large, UK wide infrastructure business with their search for a Senior Management Accountant to be overall responsible for the business's monthly management accounts. Their modern offices are based to west of Leeds city centre and are easily commutable from Bradford also.

This business is the largest in their sector, having been established over 30 years ago they are very well known in their industry. This Senior Management Accountant role has come about due to continued expansion.

What will you be doing?

• Managing a team of 8 - to ensure positive team performance (management accountant, assistant accountants and Cashier)
• Produce monthly management accounts, including routine journal postings (accruals, prepayments, depreciation etc)
• Post daily cash postings/bank reconciliation and issue weekly cash reports
• Monitoring rebate accounts to ensure that rebate payments are made correctly and on time.
• Completing monthly bank reconciliations
• Reviewing the financial performance against budget and analysing any variances.
• Working with depot managers to gather data on KPIs and using this information to drive improvements in the business.
• Nominal coding of invoices
• Year-end preparations: preparing financial statements, such as the balance sheet and income statement, and ensuring that all financial records are up to date.
• Analysing sales data and making provisions for any potential liabilities or losses.
• Maintaining an up-to-date record of all fixed assets.
• Working with external auditors to ensure that the financial statements are accurate and comply with accounting standards.

What skills do we need?

• Previous management experience
• Highly creative - you'll enjoy working with data, visualisation, dashboards etc; we seek a visual storyteller with outstanding presentation, writing & reporting skills.
• You must have proficient Excel skills (advanced)
• A self-motivated team player with a proactive can-do attitude & ability to work at pace
• Very organised and able to multi-task, analytical & results focused
• An excellent communicator
• You must be part qualified or studying CIMA or equivalent

What's on offer?

• Free onsite parking
• 24 holidays + bank holidays
• Flex on start and finish times
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance

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.