Group Accountant

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a leading Construction business in Leeds who are looking to recruit a Group Accountant into their team.

This a great time to join a highly successful business and team during a high growth period.

This newly created role would suit a first mover from Practice, ideally someone moving out of a top 10 firm or someone who has already made the move with relevant industry experience.

The successful candidate will join this business with a great working culture and company perks.

What will you be doing?

• Produce consolidated monthly management information.
• Produce the financial information for the Group Board pack.
• Provide monthly information to the shareholders.
• Consolidate, review and challenge the group long term cash forecast.
• Liaise with key stakeholders across the business and senior finance personnel to understand the cash forecast and movements.
• Assist with day-to-day cash management and produce the group short-term cash forecast.
• Manage the statutory accounts and corporation tax returns process across the group (circa 50 companies) with assistance from the Financial Controller & Finance Manager.
• Ensure adherence to accounting standards and statutory reporting requirements.
• Liaise with the company's auditors, tax advisors and bankers.
• Oversee the execution of tax strategy and tax compliance activities.

What skills do we need?

• ACA or ACCA qualified with experience working in a Top 10 firm.
• Construction industry experience is an advantage.
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards and tax.
• Sense of personal ownership, commitment and accountability.
• Team-oriented; excellent interpersonal skills and able to develop collaborative relationships at all levels in the organisation.
• Positive outlook with a simple, open communication style.

What's on offer?

• Salary of up to 55,000.
• Pension scheme.
• Hybrid working with 2 days working from home.
• BUPA private medical.

Send us your CV below or contact Emma Dugdale 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. 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.