Assistant Management Accountant

Sewell Wallis are currently partnering with a leading business based in Sheffield, recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant. They are seeking a skilled and motivated professional to assist the Finance Team and contribute to the wider business across various responsibilities.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a company that places a strong emphasis on its people and consistently strives to create a supportive and collaborative work environment. In addition, there are excellent benefits available, including hybrid and flexible working, an attractive holiday package, and more.

What will you be doing?

• Ensuring accurate and up-to-date financial records across all areas of the business.
• Assisting with internal financial monitoring to provide transparency for key stakeholders.
• Supporting the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts for management review.
• Assisting with forecasting for grant applications and managing expenditure.
• Helping to identify and mitigate financial risks.
• Supporting regular internal audits across multiple departments.
• Collaborating with management to prepare annual budgets.
• Managing creditor, debtor, and supplier/provider relationships.
• Assisting with the annual accounts and audit process, working alongside external accountants and addressing any audit queries.
• Supporting procurement and asset management procedures, ensuring their execution by the Finance Team.
• Overseeing both purchase and sales ledger processes to ensure accurate reconciliations.
• Overseeing all aspects of cash flow, including cashflow forecasts and banking.
• Working closely with HR to facilitate monthly payroll processing, as well as reconciling and uploading payroll journals.
• Managing monthly BACS payments.
• Performing account reconciliations and raising journals.
• Ensuring accurate cost and forecasting models are accurate.
• Maintaining compliance to various regulations, including related to HMRC submissions and the fixed asset register.

What skills are we looking for?

• Proficiency with online accounting software packages.
• Strong analytical skills and keen attention to detail.
• Excellent Microsoft Office and Excel skills.
• Knowledge of payroll processing.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Team-oriented with the ability to collaborate effectively.
• Capability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial data clearly and concisely.

What's on offer?

• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Flexible working hours.
• Wellbeing benefits, including Westfield Health and discounted gym memberships.

Send us your CV below, or contact Eleanor Kirk 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. 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.