Finance Manager

Elevation Recruitment Group; Wakefield, Altofts; Presencial; GBP 55.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Elevation Recruitment Group is partnering with a growing SME to appoint a Group Accountant in the Wakefield area. You will take ownership of group reporting, including consolidation across entities, and report to the COO.

In this hands-on SME role you’ll manage month-end close, intercompany activity, balance sheet reconciliations and annual budgets, while helping integrate acquisitions and improve processes. A small team will report to you.

Formación

• Experience in multi-entity management accounts, including consolidation and intercompany work.
• Background in SME or owner-managed businesses with close involvement in detail.
• Strong balance sheet discipline and attention to accuracy.
• Excellent communication with non-finance colleagues.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare monthly management accounts for each trading entity and the consolidated group with clear commentary.
• Manage intercompany transactions, recharges and reconciliations across the group.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and ensure ledgers stand up to scrutiny.
• Support annual budget and regular forecasts.
• Produce cashflow forecasts and support working capital management.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation across the group.
• Assist year-end and external audit, including schedules.
• Help integrate finance processes of acquired businesses into the group.
• Identify process improvements in controls and reporting as the group grows.
• Supervise and develop a small finance team.

Conocimientos

Multi-entity management accounts

Consolidation & intercompany

SME/owner-managed experience

Balance sheet discipline

Clear communication with non-finance

Advanced Excel

Educación

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualification (or QBE)

Herramientas

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Group Accountant
Wakefield
£55,000 - £60,000

Elevation are partnered with a well-established, SME business in Normanton to appoint a Group Accountant. The business has grown steadily over the years, both organically and through acquisition, and now operates across a number of sites and trading entities. That growth has created the need for someone to take real ownership of group reporting and help keep the finance function ahead of where the business is going.

This is an SME environment in the best sense. Decisions are made quickly, the finance team is close to the leadership, and your work will be seen and valued. You won't be one of many in a large shared service centre; you'll be a central part of how the group understands its numbers.

The role

Reporting to the COO, you'll take responsibility for month end across the group, from the individual entities through to consolidation. It's a broad, varied remit that suits someone who enjoys being hands-on and likes the satisfaction of a clean set of group numbers.

What you'll be doing

• Preparing monthly management accounts for each trading entity and the consolidated group, with clear commentary on performance
• Managing intercompany transactions, recharges and reconciliations across the group
• Owning balance sheet reconciliations and making sure the ledgers stand up to scrutiny
• Supporting the annual budget and regular reforecasts
• Producing cashflow forecasts and supporting working capital management
• Maintaining fixed asset registers and depreciation across the group
• Supporting year-end and the external audit, including preparation of supporting schedules
• Helping integrate the finance processes of newly acquired businesses into the group
• Identifying ways to improve processes, controls and reporting as the group continues to grow
• Supervising and developing a small team

About you

• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience
• Solid experience of multi-entity management accounts, ideally including consolidation and intercompany
• A background in SME or owner-managed businesses, where you've been close to the detail and comfortable wearing a few hats
• Strong balance sheet discipline and an eye for detail
• Confident Excel skills and comfortable picking up new finance systems
• Someone who communicates clearly with non-finance colleagues and enjoys being part of a close-knit team

Whether you're actively looking or just curious, I'd be glad to have an informal chat about the role and the business.