Senior Management Accountant

HW Finance; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

HW Finance in Leeds is seeking an experienced Senior Management Accountant to join a high performing finance team. This hands-on role manages a small team, oversees month-end close and delivers accurate management accounts.

You will consolidate UK management accounts, maintain financial controls, support statutory and tax compliance and contribute to process improvements and wider finance projects. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge,

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Experience in managing and developing a team.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.
• Experience meeting tight deadlines and prioritising.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; SAP experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small Finance team and oversee day-to-day operations.
• Lead month-end close activities across Supply Chain and central business areas.
• Prepare and consolidate UK management accounts, including journals, reconciliations and reporting packs.
• Oversee key accounting areas including fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, staff costs, property and IT costs
• Manage annual statutory reporting and support external audit and tax requirements.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to monitor expenditure and ensure spend is aligned with budget.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve outstanding queries and issues.

Skills

Team leadership

Excel & PowerPoint

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Deadline management

SAP experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Management Accountant to join a high performing Finance team and play a key role in delivering accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting.

This is a hands on role with responsibility for managing a small team, overseeing month-end activities and management accounts, maintaining strong financial controls and supporting statutory and tax compliance. You’ll also have the opportunity to improve processes, strengthen ways of working and contribute to wider Finance projects.

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage a small Finance team and oversee day-to-day operations.
• Lead month-end close activities across Supply Chain and central business areas, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Prepare and consolidate UK management accounts, including journals, reconciliations and reporting packs.
• Oversee key accounting areas including fixed assets, accruals, prepayments, staff costs, property and IT costs
• Manage annual statutory reporting and support external audit and tax requirements.
• Partner with senior stakeholders, to monitor expenditure, maintain effective cost controls and ensure spend is accurately recorded against budget.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and drive the timely resolution of outstanding queries and issues.

What we’re looking for:

You’ll be a qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge and proven experience in a management accounting environment. You’ll also bring:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Proven experience of managing and developing a team
• Strong financial awareness and exceptional attention to detail
• Experience working effectively to tight deadlines and managing competing priorities
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with SAP would be advantageous
• A proactive, flexible approach and a genuine interest in continuous improvement
• The ability to work independently, take ownership and use sound judgement