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Senior Management Accountant

Job description

​I’m currently working with a successful and growing multi-site group in Leeds that is looking to appoint a Group Management Accountant. This is a broad role within the group finance function, offering excellent exposure across management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and business partnering.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and commercially minded management accountant looking to take ownership of a broad and varied role within a multi-entity environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Preparation of monthly management accounts across multiple entities

  • Ownership of month-end reporting and close processes

  • Detailed P&L and balance sheet analysis

  • Preparation of monthly group reporting packs

  • Variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year

  • Supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting process

  • Producing financial analysis and insight for senior management

  • Business partnering with operational and commercial stakeholders

  • Supporting cash flow and working capital reporting

  • Assisting with year-end accounts and audit processes

  • Supporting group-wide finance projects and process improvements

  • Improving reporting, controls and finance processes across the group

Ideally, you will be able to demonstrate the following experience:

  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified / part-qualified

  • Experienced in producing management accounts

  • Comfortable working across multiple entities or business units

  • Strong technically with excellent attention to detail

  • Experienced in budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis

  • Confident working with senior stakeholders

  • Advanced Excel user with strong financial systems experience

  • Commercially minded with a desire to provide insight rather than simply report numbers

Benefits to include:

  • Bonus

  • 25 Days Holiday + BH

  • Private Healthcare

  • Pension

  • Flexible/Hybrid Working

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.