Commercial Accountant

Sewell Wallis is currently recruiting for an opportunity based in Sheffield for someone to become a commercially focused Commercial Accountant. This allows for you to be an extension of senior management to influence strategic business decisions and strive for business efficiencies.

This company is an innovative organisation with huge scope for growth and development within a role as the company grows, stipulating a clear path to an FC title in time.

This role requires an in-depth understanding of Management Accounting and someone who can communicate effectively within a role that requires regular contact with Senior Stakeholders. Someone with the confidence to relay financial information clearly and concisely and who has a mindset towards the future of a business and how that could be improved.

What will you be doing?

• Producing monthly reporting packs that include, headlines P&L, balance sheet, aged debt analysis, historical cashflow analysis, cashflow forecast and client-specific analysis.
• Providing relevant commentary and variance analysis.
• Operating as a finance business partner.
• Providing commercial finance support to help clients achieve their business objectives.
• Critically reviewing the P&L and balance sheet reports.
• Communicating financial data to non-financial client contacts.
• Assisting with the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Preparing audit schedules and assisting auditors during fieldwork.
• Preparing, posting or reviewing month-end journals.
• Preparing the balance sheet reconciliations to support the trial balance.
• Confirming and reconciling intercompany balances.
• Managing the treatment of foreign currency in the accounts where required.
• Preparing or reviewing cash flow forecasts.
• Responsible for Treasury management and day-to-day cash management.
• Preparing and electronic filing of the VAT return.
• Continuously reviewing, evaluating and improving internal controls.

What skills are we looking for?

• Studying latter stages/Qualified in CIMA/ACCA/ACA.
• Someone who is motivated to learn and experienced in a practice environment (desirable not essential).
• Strong Excel skills (V lookups, Pivots).

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working (3 days in, 2 days from home).
• Central location with modern offices.
• Future prospects - potential progression to an FC title for the right individual.
• Ongoing training and development/Post qualification training.
• Group training including cross-skilling for Power BI, SQL, etc.
• Commercially focused role with involvement in strategic decision-making.

Send us your CV below, or contact Hannah Bateman 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.