Job Description

Sewell Wallis is recruiting a Finance Manager in Stockport, Greater Manchester.
Our client is a fast-growing PE backed property business with huge growth plans! This is a really exciting time to join the team, with tons of projects and development opportunities on the horizon. This role offers excellent prospects for progression and learning, alongside an attractive package, a hard-working team that supports you, as well as flexibility with working.
Our clients are looking for a qualified accountant who has experience working within a complex group environment, overseeing and consolidating accounts for multiple entities. You'll be a well-rounded Finance Manager who can exercise a more commercial focus, as well as bring technical knowledge to the role.
What will you be doing?

• As Finance Manager, you'll be responsible for a team of 2-3 direct reports in accounting for a group of 20-30 legal entities
• Month end close review and monthly consolidation preparation
• Review of management accountant variance analysis
• Statutory accounts preparation and audit lead for group
• Handling tax matters (such as VAT and CIT returns)
• Cash monitoring, working with the FP&A to review forecasts
• Debt monitoring, management and compliance.
• Business partnering across internal departments

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Well-rounded accountant with experience in both commercial and technical elements
• Practice trained accountant - ideally with an audit background
• Experience in external reporting and consolidations
• Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written
• Self-starter, hard working and keen to learn
• Experience working in a complex and fast-paced organisation

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary of 70,000
• Company annual bonus at 18%
• 7% matched pension contributions
• Hybrid working and flexi start & finish times
• Career progression and CPD
• Free parking
• Fantastic away days and quarterly social events
• Central location, near Stockport train station

Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil 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.
Job ref: IE/6306Post Date: 22.10.25
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