Group Accountant

Sewell Wallis ,
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £55,000 per annum

Overview

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a Sheffield based manufacturing company who are a market leading, innovative business who are at the forefront of their market. As their business continues to expand they are looking to appoint a key member to their finance team in this newly created role. This role would be well suited for a technically minded accountant who has experience producing consolidated statutory accounts within a large, complex group. This is a great opportunity for the right individual to join the business as they enter an exciting period of change and growth. The successful candidate will develop this role and take full autonomy for group reporting for this business. Reporting into the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will assist with creating, implementing and maintaining policies and procedures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all accounting, budgeting, forecasting and planning and analysis for the group. Main duties will include; - Delivering consolidated monthly management accounts for the group -Half yearly reporting - preparation of consolidated financial statements - Annual reporting - playing a key role in the annual audit process and the production of annual statutory accounts and returns - Assisting Financial Controller in implementing, maintaining and improving strong financial control structure - Involvement within group treasury -Staff development - mentoring, coaching and developing less experienced members of the finance department Required Skills; - Experience working at group level with experience in consolidations - Strong technical accounting skills - Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence decision making - Qualified ACA or ACCA, however CIMA qualified candidates with experience in this role will be considered Sewell Wallis acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. As part of our recruitment process, we will retain your CV for a period of one year to enable us to consider you for future roles. After this period your CV will be deleted.