Sewell Wallis are currently representing our client, a global professional services business based in Sheffield as they look to appoint a Senior Financial Reporting Manager.

The successful candidate will join a high-performing team and will join a business with a fantastic culture that is not only supportive and collaborative but also offers great opportunities for career development. The role is based in Sheffield but they work on a hybrid basis so it's easily commutable from Rotherham, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Barnsley and Leeds.

Leading a team of qualified and part qualified accountants, this role is pivotal in continuing to drive improvements in the financial control, financial data quality and reporting for the UK business and centrally managed costs. The role will focus on enhancing the financial control and governance for the UK practice as well as driving excellent financial data quality. The role will also develop, automate and implement financial management reporting to facilitate decision making and to ensure the business performance is clearly understood along with the key drivers through analysis and insight.

What will you be doing?

Support the Head of UK Finance through the provision of financial reporting, analysis and meaningful insight including the development and implementation of a high-quality monthly reporting suite.
Support the forecasting and budgeting process for UK including the development of scenario modelling.
Responsibility for the balance sheet and cashflow reporting and forecasting and associated reconciliations, controls and reporting to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Manage and effectively deliver the month end and year end close process.
Act as a key point of contact for external auditors and lead the year end audit for the UK.
Preparation of the year end statutory consolidation information for UK business and review of consolidation information for UK branch entities.
Working alongside the Business Services and Costs Finance Business Partner, develop and automate the monthly Service Director reporting to ensure consistent, succinct and insightful reports so the performance of the unit is easily understood, and the data supports decision making.
Develop and implement reporting of centrally procured costs and firmwide costs to provide meaningful insight into the key cost drivers.
Support the budgeting and forecasting for each of the business service areas and centrally managed costs.
Management accounting and reporting of Investment Pool.
Partnering with the tax team to deliver the Network Co-ordination Charges and Transformation recharges from the UK in an efficient and compliant manner.What skills are we looking for?

Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA or equivalent).
Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience.
Audit practice background preferred.
Experience of successfully leading, managing and developing a team.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with all levels.
Ability to deliver continuous process improvements and value.What's on offer?

Salary £80,000 - £85,000.
10% annual bonus.
Hybrid working 3 days in the office.To apply please contact Kayley Haythornthwaite or send your CV below.

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