Group Management Accountant

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Group Accountant for a 6-month interim contract in Chesterfield. This role focuses on financial management, overseeing a dedicated team, and implementing robust financial processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in public sector finance and be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA). With a hybrid working model and a competitive salary, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the public sector. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Pension contributions

Central location with good transport links

Opportunity for exposure to the public sector industry

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with strong public sector experience.
• Proven team management skills and ability to oversee financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial management and lead a team of 4.
• Implement effective budget processes and ensure compliance with standards.
• Conduct monthly forecasting and monitor income projections.

Skills

Qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA, CIMA

Public sector industry experience

Experience working in a Group structure

Team management experience

Job description

Sewell Wallis is recruiting for a Group Accountant for a Public Sector organisation in Chesterfield, North Derbyshire, for a 6-month interim contract, looking to start ASAP.

This Group Accountant role will be focusing on Financial Management, overseeing a team of 4 whilst leading on the development, implementation and maintenance of the financial processes and models to provide financial information and assist with financial planning and decision making.

What will you be doing?

• Monthly forecasting, including the monitoring of delivery of savings, income projections and reserves.
• Collection fund accounting.
• Financial Planning, development and implementation of effective budget processes.
• Support the delivery of financial training and advice to non-financial staff.
• Ensure that all financial activities comply with statutory requirements and accounting standards.
• The Group Accountant will develop and maintain financial systems with data integrity, supporting the design of effective quality financial information.

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified Accountant - either ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• Public sector industry experience
• Experience working in a Group structure
• Team management experience, ideally a team of 2+
• The ability to travel to Chesterfield for a 6 month period.

What's on offer?

• Salary of £48,500-£51,500 FTE
• Hybrid working
• Pension contributions
• Can be paid via payroll or limited company
• 6-month interim contract with immediate start
• Opportunity for exposure to the public sector industry
• Central location with good transport links in Chesterfield

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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. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated 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.