Senior Management Accountant

Senior Management Accountant

Annual Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 PA Depending on Experience

Working Hours: 40 hours, Monday-Friday, on-site

Location: Leeds

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Management Accountant, with an established firm based in Leeds. This is a permanent vacancy, and would suit a qualified and experienced Senior Management Accountant who is keen to join an established and continually expanding organization.

Responsibilities – but not limited to:

• Managing a team of 8
• Produce monthly management accounts, including routine journal postings (accruals, prepayments, depreciation etc)
• Post daily cash postings/bank reconciliation and issue weekly cash reports
• Monitoring rebate accounts to ensure that rebate payments are made correctly and on time
• Completing monthly bank reconciliations
• Reviewing the financial performance against budget and analysing any variances
• Working with managers to gather data on KPIs and using this information to drive improvements in the business
• Nominal coding of invoices
• Year-end preparations: preparing financial statements, such as the balance sheet and income statement, and ensuring that all financial records are up to date
• Analysing sales data and making provisions for any potential liabilities or losses
• Maintaining an up-to-date record of all fixed assets
• Working with external auditors to ensure that the financial statements are accurate and comply with accounting standards

Experience and qualifications required for the role:

• You must be CIMA qualified or equivalent
• Previous management experience
• Highly creative – you’ll enjoy working with data, visualisation, dashboards etc; we seek a visual storyteller with outstanding presentation, writing & reporting skills.
• You must have proficient Excel skills (advanced)
• A self-motivated team player with a proactive can-do attitude & ability to work at pace
• Very organised and able to multi-task, analytical & results focused
• An excellent communicator

To apply for this role or to find out about other Finance roles, please contact Beth Jackson-Jones or Heather Jackson on the North Corporate Functions Recruitment team on or