Finance Manager

Sewell Wallis are seeking a Finance Manager to join a large business in Sheffield going through a period of exciting and substantial change.

The Finance Manager will oversee the monthly management accounts process, ensuring accuracy and reliability in financial reporting. As a qualified accountant, you will act as the main point of contact for our finance team, offering expertise to Finance Business Partners, the Financial Controller and the Finance Director. This role requires a robust understanding of financial performance, balance sheet integrity, and relevant accounting principles and standards.

What will you be doing?

• Deliver precise and timely monthly management accounts, ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
• Lead the month-end review process, interpreting financial performance for stakeholders.
• Maintain a robust, reconciled balance sheet, addressing any corrective actions required.
• Collaborate with FBPs to gain valuble insights and support financial control.
• Provide analysis and insights for the Finance Director and other key groups, presenting findings as needed.
• Serve as a key contact for external auditors, maintaining open lines of communication.
• Lead a small team, fostering a culture of high performance, continuous development, and compassionate leadership.
• Drive process improvements across finance, streamlining workflows for efficient financial operations.
• Deputise for the Financial Controller as required, and escalate issues or system weaknesses when necessary.

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified accountant with expertise in management accounting and balance sheet management
• Proven leadership experience, with a track record in managing and mentoring teams.
• Effective communicator, with experience engaging diverse stakeholders and promoting collaboration across teams.

What's on offer?

• Holidays: 25 days, increasing to 30, with the option to buy and sell additional days.
• Pension: Competitive 8% contribution.
• Flexibility: Hybrid working model with a minimum of two days in the office.
• Additional Benefits: Access to salary sacrifice schemes, discount cards, and other perks.

If you are passionate about financial management, enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and are committed to upholding our values, we would love to hear from you.

For more information, please contact Faith Collins.

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.