Senior Management Accountant
About the Role
Sewell Wallis is currently working with a service sector client as they look to recruit a Senior Management Accountant to join their busy, supportive, and motivated Shared Service Centre Team in Sheffield.
This is a great opportunity to join a highly regarded South Yorkshire employer. You'll have ample opportunity to develop and progress your career at the same time as feeling supported by your peers.
What will you be doing?
- Produce financial and business performance data for the business divisions, monthly and ad hoc.
- Lead the team in the production of the management accounts, ensuring they are produced to the standards required and within published timetables
- Assist with the preparation, review and full documentation of assigned monthly balance sheet reconciliations and quarterly VAT returns
- Manage and develop the Management Accountants and carry out Performance and Development reviews on a regular basis
- Ensure individuals are trained and supported to be able to carry out their roles and provide a high level of service to the business.
- Assist in the compilation of data to support external and internal audit requirements and other information required by the Group for year-end reporting
- Build and maintain effective relationships with divisional finance teams and other SSC and group functions
- Review, suggest improvements, and assist in the implementation of changes to the processes and controls around all aspects of finance
- Ensure appropriate procedure notes are maintained, updated and documented for defined areas of responsibility
- Be involved in key projects within the Finance Team, SSC and the Group as directed
What skills do we need?
- You should be CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified (or equivalent) and have a minimum of 3 years' experience in a senior Management Accounting role
- You will have experience of accounting processes in a large/high volume organisation
- You should have the ability to prioritise workload to ensure both short and long term goals are met
- You will be able to show previous experience of process improvement in an organisation
- Line management experience would be an advantage
- Experience of working in a Shared Service Centre environment would be an advantage
What's on offer?
- Competitive salary
- Salary sacrifice pension
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Additional holiday purchase scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Apply for this role 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.
