Sewell Wallis is delighted to be working with a Sheffield-based charitable organisation which is looking to recruit an immediately available Management Accountant, who will have the opportunity to pivot into a Finance Business Partner position. This is a full time, permanent role with hybrid working (2 days in the office)
For this Management Accountant role, we’re looking for a part qualified or fully qualified accountant with sound stakeholder management skills who will be responsible for providing the first line of support and assistance with the monthly management accountants and the development of financial plans, analysis of the financial performance and forecasts for a key arm of the organisation, to provide high quality business insight to both support and influence strategic decision making.

What skills are we looking for?

• Studying towards or Qualified Professional Accounting Qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• You’ll be a management accountant, commercial finance manager or FBP and will have a strong background in analysis and presenting.
• Demonstrable, previous, extensive experience in a similar role
• Preparation of forecast and budget informatio

• Provide impactful and effective finance business partnering to Budget Holders, the Senior Management and Executive Teams
• Deliver high quality business and financial analysis, with detailed outcomes and benefits, to identify and present coherent rationales for change, to support continued coordinated, consistent and effective delivery of services
• Work with the relevant stakeholders to timetable the production of the charity’s monthly management accounts, the annual budgeting and in-year forecasting process that is aligned to business plans.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial management reporting, forecasting and analysis.
• Drive continuous customer experience improvement by simplifying and improving financial processes, to provide your collective internal and external customers, an efficient and effective finance experience
• Lead in ensuring that accrual, prepayment, deferred and accrued income balances, allocations and other financial transactions are correctly posted to the Sun Accounts ledger, with supporting reconciliations.
• Ensure the delivery of accurate and complete accounting information to strict month end close deadlines.
• Analyse, calculate and prepare detailed financial information, including breakdowns of accrual, prepayment, deferred and accrued income balances, liaising with the budgetholders where necessary.
• Maintain and develop accurate and timely reports, in collaboration with operational and finance teams, facilitating the measurement and monitoring of key areas of performance across the charity.

What skills are we looking for?

• Studying towards or Qualified Professional Accounting Qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• You’ll be a management accountant, commercial finance manager or FBP and will have a strong background in analysis and presenting.
• Demonstrable, previous, extensive experience in a similar role
• Preparation of forecast and budget information