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Accounting & Finance.

We understand the people behind the numbers.

Sewell Wallis places accounting and finance professionals into both practice and industry roles across Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Manchester. We recruit at every level, from accounts assistants, AAT trainees, and ACA training contracts through to audit seniors, tax managers, financial controllers, FP&A professionals, and finance directors.

Whether you're a Big 4 regional office, an independent practice, a PE-backed scale-up, or a FTSE-listed corporate, we understand how the accounting and finance talent market is moving across Yorkshire and the North.

We've spent over 20 years building specialist networks in local businesses and accounting firms across the region. That gives us a live read on where talent is moving, which skillsets are hardest to secure, and what candidates expect from employers in 2026.

Hire your finance team with us

Here's Why People Use Us To Hire Finance Talent.

Accounting and finance hiring is increasingly candidate-short, qualification-sensitive, and commercially driven. We screen for finance qualitications such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, ATT, CTA, and CIPFA progression, alongside technical capability, commercial insight, ERP system experience, and data reporting tools such as Power BI.

Our network is built heavily around passive candidates, meaning we reach professionals who aren't actively applying for jobs but are open to the right opportunity. That gives our clients access to a significantly wider talent pool than advert-led recruitment alone. We benchmark salaries against live market data, advise on counter-offer risk, and help clients understand realistic hiring timelines before the process begins.

Our breakdown of the common mistakes in finance recruitment covers the failure points we see most often, and our retention strategies for accountants guide explores how to hold onto the talent you've hired.

For employers across Yorkshire and the North, Sewell Wallis is the trusted partner in accounting and finance recruitment. Brief us on your role and we'll get to work.

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Finance Team Leader

Sheffield, South Yorkshire
£35,000 - £40,000 plus excellent benefits
Sewell Wallis are currently recruiting for an impressive business based in Sheffield (City Centre), South Yorkshire, who are recruiting a Finance Team Leader to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading business with a strong reputation for investing in its people. This is a new role and will lead and oversee the group's ledger function, ensuring the accurate, timely and efficient delivery of purchase ledger, sales ledger and treasury activities.
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Accounts Assistant

Barnsley, South Yorkshire
£30,000 - £35,000
We are delighted to be working with a well-established and successful South Yorkshire business to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team in Barnsley. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking to develop their career within a supportive and varied environment. Working as part of a small and friendly finance team, you will play an important role in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting the smooth running of the day-to-day accounts function.
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Treasury Manager

Sheffield, South Yorkshire
£65,000 - £70,000
Sewell Wallis is partnering with a large South Yorkshire manufacturing business based in Sheffield in their search for a Treasury Manager. As the Treasury Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day treasury operations, ensuring robust cash, liquidity and risk management.
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Payroll Assistant

Sheffield, South Yorkshire
£30,000 £35,000
Sewell Wallis is delighted to be working with a fantastic South Yorkshire social care business to recruit a Group Payroll Assistant to join their central office team in Sheffield. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys working in a varied role and is confident managing payroll from start to finish, while also supporting the wider operational requirements of a growing care group.
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Interim Finance Business Partner

Sheffield, South Yorkshire
£300 - £350 per day
Sewell Wallis is partnering with a large South Yorkshire manufacturing business based in Sheffield in their search for an experienced and commercially focused Finance Business Partner to join the business on a contract basis. Working closely with the Head of Finance, Financial Controller and wider operational and commercial teams, the Finance Business Partner will provide high-quality financial and operational analysis, insight and challenge to support business performance and key decision-making.
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Finance Business Partner

Sheffield, South Yorkshire
£65,000 - £70,000 plus excellent benefits and bonus
Sewell Wallis is partnering with a large South Yorkshire manufacturing business based in Sheffield in their search for a Finance Business Partner. As the Finance Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting both senior stakeholders and the wider business to deliver its strategic objectives and optimise business performance. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for providing valuable financial insights across the entire business ecosystem, supplying accurate and insightful operational, financial and commercial data, analysis and reporting of the company product portfolio across all business levels and departments.
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Head of Finance

Slough, Berkshire
£90,000 - £100,000 plus 20% bonus and car
Sewell Wallis are working on a confidential and exclusive Head of Finance position with a large, multi-entity organisation based near Slough, Berkshire. This is an exciting transformation-focused role, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to make a genuine impact across the Finance function. The remit will include improving output, modernising processes and controls, strengthening the team culture, and ultimately helping to make Finance a more value-adding function for the wider business.
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Group Finance Director

Chesterfield, Derbyshire
£90,000 - £100,000
Sewell Wallis are proud to be partnering with a long-established, privately owned property group to identify an exceptional Group Finance Director to join the business at an important stage of its evolution. The Group has a diverse portfolio spanning commercial property investment, strategic asset management, hotels, retail, industrial property, development and regeneration opportunities, with its principal assets located across the Midlands.
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August 5, 2026

Newly Qualified Guide: Here's The 10 Senior Finance Skills That Really Count In 2026

Finance leadership has changed, and technical skills alone no longer get you shortlisted for senior roles. Employers now want judgement, commercial awareness and the ability to influence people outside finance, on top of the numbers. This piece breaks down the 10 skills that employers want to see at interview, and that make the difference once someone's in the role, from scenario planning and regulatory fluency through to negotiation and M&A literacy.
August 6, 2026

The Real Cost Of A Bad Hire

What does a bad hire really cost? It’s an interesting thought experiment. For example: a finance manager joins your business on a £55,000 salary, and leaves after five months. Have you ever thought about what that actually costs you? For almost every business, the honest answer is more than they think.
August 5, 2026

Is Your Finance Interview Process Losing You Great Candidates?

Losing a strong finance candidate can feel like it comes down to the final offer, but it usually starts much earlier. This piece breaks down what a well-structured finance interview process actually looks like: agreed stages, relevant interviewers and ensuring fairness is built in from the start. It's a practical guide for any business that wants to stop losing strong finance candidates to a process that's working against them.