Lead Financial Accountant

4 weeks ago

City, United Kingdom Sewell Wallis Ltd Full time

Sewell Wallis are currently supporting our client during an exciting period of change as they recruit a Lead Financial Accountant into their finance team. Overseeing a small team, you'll be responsible for delivery of statutory reporting for the business. You'll also be responsible for the delivery and accuracy of management accounts information pertaining to their areas of responsibility, in accordance with the internal reporting process, the annual external audit and the production of statutory financial statements. This role is a key member of the senior management team within the Financial Control Function responsible to, and deputising for, the Financial Controller.

What will you be doing?

  • Overseeing the timetable and the production of an accurate, complete, and compliant annual report, drafting the statutory financial statements and completion of the external audit.
  • Key point of contact for the reconciliation, control, and reporting elements of the balance sheet including fixed assets, stock, investments and restricted funds.
  • Cashflow reporting.
  • Liaising with key stakeholders to produce the management accounts pack.
  • Managing and developing a small team.
  • Taking control of the treasury management to maximise the financial return on working capital and investments.
  • Working across the SSC in continually improving financial processes and procedures.
  • Deputise for the Financial Controller in their absence.
  • VAT compliance.
  • Ad hoc project work.

What skills are we looking for?

  • Fully qualified Accountant, ideally ACA / ACCA / CIMA.
  • Strong technical background with experience in producing statutory accounts and managing an external audit process.
  • Knowledge of accounting principles under UK GAAP.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • Confident communicator.
  • Ability to lead and develop a team.

What's on offer?

  • Hybrid working - 2/3 days in the office and flexible start and finish times.
  • 8% matched pension.
  • 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days over 5 years.
  • Health and well-being portal.
  • Discounts - mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, shopping etc.

Send us your CV below, or contact Kayley Haythornthwaite 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.

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