Finance Manager

Sharp Consultancy; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Group Accountant for a dynamic, multi-entity environment. You'll manage financial consolidation, reporting, and audits, supporting strategic decisions across the group. Ideal candidates will be ACA or ACCA qualified, with strong technical accounting skills and an analytical mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience with audit in industrial or project-based clients is a plus.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of monthly management accounts and financial statements.
• Lead group reporting in compliance with IFRS/UK GAAP.
• Manage the year-end audit process with external auditors.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Fully Qualified ACA or ACCA

Tools

ERP or consolidation tools

Job description

We’re partnering with a respected SME group operating across the engineering and manufacturing sectors to recruit a Group Accountant. Known for delivering high-quality, technical solutions across multiple sites, the business offers a hands-on finance environment with exposure to both operational and strategic elements.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant seeking to apply their technical expertise in a commercially grounded, multi-entity group setting. You’ll play a key role in consolidating group financials, supporting audits, and driving improvements across systems and controls.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Full ownership of monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis for multiple group entities

• Prepare monthly consolidated financial statements across multiple operational entities

• Lead group-level reporting in compliance with IFRS/UK GAAP

• Manage the year-end audit process and liaise directly with external auditors

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning across business units

• Provide financial insight to support strategic and project-level decisions

• Identify and implement process improvements across reporting, controls, and systems

Ideally will be able to demonstrate the below experience;

• Fully Qualified ACA or ACCA (or equivalent)

• Audit experience with industrial or project-based clients is a plus

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of group consolidations

• Analytical and detail-focused, with a practical, solutions-led mindset

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, multi-site or project-based environment

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work across finance and operational teams

• Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP or consolidation tools is desirable

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.