Senior Management Accountant

Sellick Partnership; Manchester; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership has been engaged to recruit a Senior Management Accountant for a growing SME in Manchester. This hands-on role offers ownership of monthly management accounts, with a focus on accurate reporting and strategic insight.

You will join a high-performing finance team, supporting forecasting, budgeting and annual reporting while driving process improvements and liaising with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA).
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP minimum).
• Strong analytical and numerical ability.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Experience within a professional services environment.
• Previous experience in a finance function within professional services.
• Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management accounts with variance analysis and commentary.
• Prepare month-end reporting.
• Support finance group reporting packs (P&L, cashflow, balance sheet).
• Assist with quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and business planning.
• Support monthly business packs and external audit queries.
• Contribute to strategy and annual reporting.
• Develop standard procedures and drive process improvements.
• Assist with ad hoc project work and financial analysis.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Fully qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Sellick Partnership has been engaged exclusively to recruit a Senior Management Accountant for a successful, profitable and award winning SME service business in Manchester.

Their success is built on combining deep technical expertise with real commercial understanding and helping their clients achieve meaningful business outcomes. As they continue to grow, we’re excited to introduce an opportunity for a talented Senior Management Accountant to join a high performing Finance team.

As the Senior Management Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering accurate, timely financial reporting and supporting strategic decision making across the business. This is a hands-on position offering real ownership, visibility, and the opportunity to shape processes within a growing organisation.

You will be working in a collaborative and supportive environment; gain exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic planning and be able to influence and improve finance processes in a growing business.

If you’re a proactive, commercially minded accountant looking for your next step in a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Full ownership of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and insightful commentary
• Preparation of month-end
• Supporting Finance Group reporting packs (Flash reporting, full P&L, cashflow, balance sheet)
• Supporting quarterly forecasting, annual budgets, and business planning
• Assisting with preparation of monthly business packs
• Providing external audit support and responding to audit queries
• Supporting strategy and annual reporting
• Developing standard procedures and driving continuous process improvements
• Assisting with ad hoc project work and financial analysis and reporting requests

The successful individual will be aconfident, detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys taking ownership and driving improvements.

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP minimum)
• Strong analytical and numerical ability
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Experience within a professional services environment
• Previous experience in a finance function within professional services
• Power BI

We’re looking for someone who:

• Acts decisively with initiative, drive and adaptability
• Communicates clearly and builds strong working relationships at all levels
• Thinks independently and analytically
• Identifies and implements process improvements
• Manages workload effectively and prioritises proactively
• Demonstrates sound judgement and problem-solving ability
• Thrives in a collaborative team environment
• Maintains resilience under pressure
• Is motivated, results-driven and committed to high-quality work
• Embraces and lives our company values

We are only able to consider applications from those who are eligible to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.