Senior Accountant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A private equity backed business in Manchester seeks a Senior Accountant to support their aggressive growth strategy. The role involves onboarding new acquisitions, preparing financial reports, and maintaining compliance. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of PQE and experience with complex consolidations. This position offers a salary of £60,000 - £65,000, hybrid working, a performance-based bonus, and a pension contribution.

Benefits

20% annual bonus based on performance objectives

7% contribution to pension

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of post-qualification experience as an accountant.
• Technical background in complex consolidations and finance.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new development assets and corporate acquisitions.
• Present monthly and quarterly management accounts to senior leadership.
• Assist in developing controls and ensuring data accuracy.

Skills

Qualified accountant with at least 2 years PQE (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Experience in complex consolidations

Exceptional initiative and proactivity

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Strong organisational skills

Experience in acquisitions and due diligence

Job description

Sewell Wallis have an exciting opportunity to work for our client a large, private equity backed business as they look to appoint a Senior Accountant. This business has an aggressive acquisitions growth strategy and is looking for an ambitious, technically strong Accountant which is a newly created role due to an increase in work.

Reporting to the Head of Finance / Finance Manager the role forms part of the central finance team and is based in the newly built and modern Manchester office. Along with a Finance Manager and Management Accountant, the role is also to ensure a consistently smooth set of accounting functions, acting as a link between the Corporate Accounting Team, FP&A, and other business departments.

What will you be doing?

• Onboarding of new development assets and corporate acquisitions.
• Development projects, reporting, cash flow and loan draw downs.
• Debt monitoring, management and compliance.
• Building of new consolidations and accounting for new legal entities as determined by the growth.
• Assisting to develop controls and the checking of data accuracy within the system.
• Presentation of monthly and quarterly management accounts to SLT and boards.
• Support the Financial Controller and Head of Financial Operations in ad-hoc projects. Opportunity to lead own ad-hoc projects.
• Alongside the Financial Controller, assisting in the improvement and development of relevant and accurate management and accounting information delivered to the heads of departments. Liaise with management to resolve information requirements and queries as and when they occur.

What skills do we need?

• Qualified accountant with at least 2 years PQE (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Technical background with experience in complex consolidations.
• Self-starter with exceptional initiative and proactivity. Effective with engaging across numerous teams and business units.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• The ideal candidate will also have a history of acquisitions and experience in due diligence and transactions processes, as well as managing numerous external stakeholders.

What's on offer?

• 60,000 - 65,000 salary (depending on experience).
• Hybrid working.
• A 20% annual bonus based on hitting performance objectives.
• 7% contribution to pension.

Plase 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.