Divisional Finance Director

Sewell Wallis; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing commercial property and construction group in Manchester seeks a Senior Management Accountant. You will manage financial reporting and consolidation across multiple entities and lead a small team. The position offers a competitive salary of £70,000 - £75,000, along with an 18% annual bonus, a 7% matched pension, and hybrid working options. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with experience in complex environments and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

18% annual bonus

7% matched pension

Hybrid working

Free parking

Regular team socials

Qualifications

• Solid experience in a complex, multi-entity environment.
• Ability to balance detail with strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the group's financial reporting and consolidation.
• Manage and develop a small team of 2-3 direct reports.
• Oversee the month-end close and group consolidation process.
• Review management accounts and variance analysis.
• Prepare statutory accounts and lead the annual audit process.
• Manage tax compliance (VAT, CIT returns).
• Monitor cash flow and support FP&A with forecasting.
• Oversee debt management, compliance, and covenant reporting.
• Partner with internal teams for commercial insight.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Experience in external reporting and consolidations

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Proactive and adaptable

Comfortable in a fast-paced environment

Job description

Sewell Wallis is partnering with a Stockport-based PE‑backed commercial property and construction group, which is growing rapidly due to large investments in acquisitions, with more planned as they head into 2026, to recruit a Senior Management Accountant. They are forward‑thinking and use state‑of‑the‑art technology to stay ahead of the market, making them a truly exciting place to work.

Their finance team is expanding, as you'd expect with this kind of growth, which means there are real opportunities for progression and genuine headroom for ambitious talent to flourish. Based in high‑spec modern offices in Lancashire, the package on offer includes hybrid working, a market‑leading bonus, and an enhanced pension, among many other benefits. Due to expansion, they are looking to recruit a Senior Management Accountant (Finance Manager).

What will you be doing?

• As Finance Manager, you'll take ownership of the group's financial reporting and consolidation across a portfolio of 20-30 legal entities, while managing and developing a small team of 2-3 direct reports.
• Business partnering with operational heads of departments.
• Overseeing the month‑end close and group consolidation process.
• Reviewing management accounts and variance analysis.
• Preparing statutory accounts and leading the annual audit process.
• Managing tax compliance (VAT, CIT returns).
• Monitoring cash flow and supporting FP&A with forecasting.
• Overseeing debt management, compliance, and covenant reporting.
• Partnering with internal teams to drive commercial insight and performance.

What skills do we need?

• We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with solid experience in a complex, multi‑entity environment. You'll bring both technical expertise and commercial acumen, with the ability to balance detail with strategic thinking.
• Strong experience in external reporting and consolidations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving business.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary: £70,000 - £75,000.
• 18% annual bonus.
• 7% matched pension.
• Hybrid working and flexible start/finish times.
• Free parking.
• Regular team socials and away days.

Please apply 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, with offices in Sheffield and Leeds 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.