Senior Management Accountant

Sewell Wallis is working exclusively with a well-established business based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, that has an opportunity for a Senior Management Accountant to join their team.

This Senior Management Accountant role will be responsible for producing accurate and timely financial information across the group structure. The successful candidate will provide continuous review and challenge to existing processes and will be expected to interrogate financial data independently within a role that combines BAU tasks with exciting project based work.

If you want to play a fundamental role in the central Finance team of a successful and ambitious company, this could be the career opportunity for you.

What will you be doing?

• Assist the team in the production of the management accounts, ensuring they are produced to the standards required and within published timetables.
• Prepare, review and document monthly balance sheet reconciliations and quarterly VAT returns
• Manage and develop the direct reports, including carrying out Performance and Development Reviews on a regular basis, and ensure individuals are trained and supported to be able to carry out their roles and provide a high level of service to the divisions.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with divisional finance teams and other group functions
• Assist in the compilation of data to support external and internal audit requirements and other information required for year-end reporting, identifying efficiencies and improvements where annual processes can be streamlined into monthly tasks
• Review, suggest improvements, and assist in the implementation of changes to the processes and controls around all aspects of finance.
• Be involved in key projects within the Finance Team and the Group as directed.

What skills will you need?

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified or equivalent.
• Experience of accounting processes in a large/high volume organisation.
• Positive attitude and desire to take responsibility for an exceptional level of customer service provided by the finance team.
• Demonstrate an ability to identify and implement continuous process improvement.
• You should be able to provide clear evidence of working to and meeting deadlines in a pressurised environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.

What’s on offer?

• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Company Rewards Programme
• Healthcare and Life Assurance Plan 3x salary
• Salary sacrifice pension

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