Senior Financial Accountant

Sewell Wallis are exclusively working with a fast-growing, scaling manufacturing business in Sheffield, South Yorkshire to secure a Senior Financial Accountant. This role would be ideal for a second or third mover from Practice.

The company have received two rounds of investment in the last 5 years, with exciting projects and improvements currently underway - this is a great opportunity to join a fast-paced business that offers fantastic potential for career development within the company.

As Senior Financial Accountant you'll need to be technically strong, as you'll have sole ownership of the statutory reporting (with the support of an external accountant) and lead on external audits, to support the Head of Finance in post with more technical aspects of the annual reporting.

What will you be doing?

• Oversee full month end close process, including management accounts, inventory valuations, balance sheet reconciliations and all other reporting, ensuring completion within strict group reporting deadlines (5 days).
• Cashflow forecasting and working capital management
• Responsibility for end-to-end financial processes and procedures
• Ensure the production of timely, accurate financial and operational performance reports to the senior leadership team
• Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and standards
• Ongoing development of ERP and other reporting platforms
• Financial compliance lead for Tax, and both internal & external Audit requirements
• Developing, supporting, and mentoring 3 finance team members

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified finacial accountant (ACA or ACCA preferably)
• Background in Practice (& Audit)
• UK GAAP, IFRS and statutory accounting are essential
• Team management experience
• Strong IT skills (including Excel)

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary of 60,000- 70,000
• Generous quarterly bonus
• Healthcare
• 25 days of annual leave with bank holidays off too
• Secure onsite parking
• Flexible working hours, 7:30am-6:30pm

Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil 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.

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