Accounting Manager

Cromwell Group (Holdings) Ltd; Wigston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension contribution

Private medical insurance

20 days annual leave + holidays

Maternity & Paternity pay

Healthcare plan

EAP

Learning & development

Job summary

Cromwell Group (Holdings) Ltd is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting and to develop a high-performing accounting team. You will combine hands-on accounting with people leadership, owning key areas of the month-end close and ensuring controlled, high-standard reporting.

You will transform how the Accounting team operates, partnering with FP&A, Data & Systems and other stakeholders to simplify, standardise and automate processes.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification with strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience leading, coaching or mentoring colleagues within a finance or accounting team.
• Strong experience managing month-end close and delivering accurate financial reporting to deadline.
• Proven track record of improving accounting processes, controls and ways of working.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience simplifying, standardising or automating finance processes; strong stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the month end close process, ensuring accurate financial reporting within deadlines.
• Take ownership of key balance sheet and P&L areas, including journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, with clear commentary.
• Lead, coach and develop Management Accountants and Assistant Accountants, strengthening controls and processes.
• Drive simplification, standardisation and automation of finance processes to improve efficiency and quality.
• Partner with FP&A and operational teams to provide accounting guidance and support transformation initiatives.

Skills

Accounting leadership

Month-end close

Technical accounting

People management

Excel

ERP systems

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

As our new Accounting Manager, you'll lead the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting while developing a high-performing Accounting team. Combining hands-on accounting with people leadership, you'll take ownership of key areas of the month-end close and ensure our financial reporting is accurate, well controlled and delivered to a consistently high standard.

You'll also play an important role in transforming how our Accounting team operates. Working closely with Finance Business Partners, FP&A, Data & Systems and operational stakeholders, you'll challenge existing ways of working and identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate our accounting processes. If you're a qualified accountant who enjoys developing people, improving processes and making a tangible impact, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to help shape the next phase of our Accounting function. You'll have the autonomy to challenge how we work today, develop the team and build simpler, stronger and more efficient accounting processes.

Some of your key responsibilities:

• Own and lead the month end close process,, ensuring accurate financial reporting is delivered within agreed deadlines.
• Take ownership of key balance sheet and P&L areas, including journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, providing clear analysis and commentary on key movements, risks and issues.
• Lead, coach and develop Management Accountants and Assistant Accountants, empowering the team to take ownership, challenge existing ways of working and continuously improve how we operate. Strengthen financial controls and accounting processes, ensuring policies and standards are consistently applied across the business.
• Drive simplification, standardisation and automation, reducing manual processes and improving the efficiency and quality of financial reporting.
• Partner with FP&A, Finance Business Partners, operational teams and wider Finance functions to provide accounting guidance, resolve issues and support transformation initiatives.

What do I need to be successful in this role?

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification with strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience leading, coaching or mentoring colleagues within a finance or accounting team.
• Strong experience managing month-end close and delivering accurate financial reporting to deadline.
• A proven track record of improving accounting processes, controls and ways of working.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with experience simplifying, standardising or automating finance processes. Strong stakeholder management skills, alongside advanced Excel and ERP system experience.

What's in it for me?

• A competitive salary alongside inclusion into our company bonus scheme. Our Cromwell Incentive Plan reinforces our key principle of winning as one team and sharing in our success.
• Enhanced employer pension contribution.
• Our Private Medical Insurance offers eligible team members the ability to access a broad range of treatments quickly when they need it the most.
• 20 days annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay to support you and your family during life's important moments.
• A company-funded Healthcare Cash Plan, giving you access to everyday healthcare benefits.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing confidential support whenever you need it.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities to support your continued professional and career development.

Who are Cromwell?

No matter where you are in your career – or where you want to be – we're here to create a great place to work where you can grow, perform and love what you do. At Cromwell, we're all individuals with unique backgrounds and personalities, but we have one thing in common: delivering exceptional service for our customers. And we do this through our purpose of Keeping Industry Working.

Cromwell has been established for over 50 years and is one of the UK's leading suppliers of industrial tools, maintenance, repair and operational products. We provide our customers with an unrivalled range of products and technical expertise, helping businesses across a wide range of industries operate safely, efficiently and effectively.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our aim is to create an environment that is welcoming to all people and ensures we treat each other and our customers with respect. We value different perspectives, encourage innovation and create a workplace where everyone feels able to contribute, develop and succeed.

About Cromwell

Cromwell has been around for over 50 years, supplying an unrivalled choice of cutting tools, power tools, hand tools and safety equipment into all industries, professions and trades. We offer next day delivery or collection from our nationwide branch network, supported by an overnight UK logistics operation. Our team of over 1500 people are proud to be keeping industry working.

We’re all individuals, yet we’re very much one united team. We treat everyone fairly – regardless of gender, sexual orientation, background, age or disability – and give everyone opportunities for new and varied experiences. Inclusion means not just accepting people for who they are, but showing respect and making adjustments to help people and remove all barriers; it’s about creating a culture where everyone is respected, empowered and able to realise their full potential.

Cromwell is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants from the armed forces community (current and past) an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Information for Recruitment Agencies

We always prefer to recruit candidates direct to our business and first, and foremost believe in promoting talent from within whenever possible.

We do not accept speculative approaches including CVs and candidate profiles sent direct to Managers, by receipt of any such email or correspondence, we do not agree to terms and conditions. Any speculative CVs will be considered our own and we will not pay any agency fees.

We have a PSL and those on this will have access to our portal to accept CVs. Should you want to be considered for our PSL, please [e-mail]