Sewell Wallis
Management Accountant
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Sewell Wallis is working exclusively with a fast-growing, market-leading business based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, as they look to recruit a Management Accountant to join their team.
Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
This Management Accountant role reports to the Finance Manager and will be responsible for preparing and maintaining accurate costs or Gross Margin for up to multiple sites. In addition, the successful candidate will provide up-to-date financial data, including forecasting and budget, that is needed for the smooth running of the operation and to ensure regulatory and audit compliance requirements are met.
The role will be based at one of two sites in West Yorkshire and will involve business partnering with key senior stakeholders across the business in a highly visible role.
What will you be doing?
- Manage the financial PO reporting, accruals, and reconciliations for the purchasing / sales process.
- Prepare and process month-end journals.
- Balance sheet reconciliations.
- Month-end variance analysis and other month-end reports.
- Foreign currency transactions.
- All month-end duties up to and including the first draft of the variance analysis and cash flow for costs or Gross Margin for up to 3 sites.
- Month-end review with Financial Controller, Senior Accountant, Operations Manager, and FP&A manager for the area of the P&L you are responsible for.
- Providing support to the team as required, including cover for other roles as needed.
- Business partnering the managers and departments on site to support adherence to full financial controls.
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What skills will you need?
- Qualified in CIMA/ACCA.
- Strong IT knowledge, especially in Advanced Excel and accounting systems.
- Strong technical management reporting skills, along with unwavering attention to detail and an ability to build relationships through effective communication.
- Experience of Business partnering.
What's on offer?
- 10% Bonus
- Hybrid working
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Private Medical & Dental Insurance
- Enhanced pension
- Flexible working hours
- 4X annual salary life assurance
- Retail discounts
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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. 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.
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