Sewell Wallis Job Opportunity

Sewell Wallis is partnering with a Manchester private equity-backed group that is operating at scale across commercial property and construction, whose growth is driven by extensive acquisition investment each year. Based out of high-spec offices in Stockport, this is an opportunity to join a tech-driven and innovative organisation that values progress and performance.

Is this the next step in your career? Find out if you are the right candidate by reading through the complete overview below.

Their Finance Function

Their finance function is growing, offering high internal mobility. Benefits include an enhanced pension and a market-leading bonus scheme, as well as the progression opportunities that come with working in a scaling organisation. You'll work a hybrid working pattern with three days based out of the office. This is an unmissable opportunity for you if you're an ambitious finance professional looking to grow.

The Purpose of the Role

To support/lead on the high volume of ad hoc transactions that occur around the business, ranging from acquisitions, disposals, exit preparation, restructures and refinancing. The role reports to the Head of Project Accounting and involves working very closely with multiple stakeholders in the business, including the wider Financial Reporting Team, Legal, Capital Markets, Property Accounting, Tax, FP&A, and Asset Management.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Lead on the accounting for property acquisitions and disposals, ensuring transaction mechanics are correctly reflected across all relevant legal entities.
• Lead on the accounting for annual property revaluation processes, including review of entity-level accounting impacts and supporting reconciliations.
• Build and maintain robust Excel models that capture the accounting effects of restructures, debt transactions, distributions, capitalisations and other corporate events through complex group structures.
• Analyse and document transaction flows through multi-tier corporate structures, including holding companies, subsidiaries, partnerships, trusts and other investment vehicles.
• Review legal documentation, including SPAs, loan facility agreements, shareholder agreements, intercompany loan documents, board minutes, distribution paperwork and trust or partnership documentation, to determine the appropriate accounting treatment.
• Advise the wider accounting team on complex transactions, including providing training, technical guidance and review of financial outputs for accuracy and consistency.
• Collaborate with financial and non-financial stakeholders to provide accounting advice and analysis to management on ad-hoc transactions.
• Participate in legal entity reporting projects and wider finance transformation initiatives.
• Investigate and resolve accounting issues, including unusual balances, unreconciled intercompany positions, inconsistent entity records and unsupported transaction postings.