Group Management Accountant

Sewell Wallis are working with a high growth business who are looking to recruit a Group Management Accountant into a newly created role. This offers a unique opportunity to work remotely and join a forward thinking business at an exciting time.

This remote position will report into the Finance Director and offers exposure to key stakeholders across the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role within the group, delivering accurate, timely, and insightful financial information across the group to support strategic and operational decision-making.

What will you be doing?

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Produce clear financial reports and dashboards covering income, costs, learner numbers, margins, and performance by contract, programme, and funding stream.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including learner number and funding income forecasts
• Monitor performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods; provide variance analysis with meaningful commentary.
• Track and analyse funding income to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with internal procedures.
• Review subsidiary financial results, challenging assumptions and highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Support year-end processes and liaise with external accountants or auditors as required.
• Lead on the costings of all commercial activity.
• Continuously improve financial systems, reporting processes, and management information.

What skills are we looking for?

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent) or qualified by experience
• Experience in a management accounting or role at a similar level.
• Strong management accounting and financial analysis skills with high attention to detail
• Ability to interpret operational data and link it to financial performance
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• Strong Excel skills; experience with finance systems (Xero) and reporting tools
• Ability to manage multiple entities and deadlines in a fast-paced, regulated environment

What's on offer?

• Remote working
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Healthcare cash plan

Send us your CV below or contact Lawrie Bacon 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.