Consultants

Lancashire, England | Permanent

£40000 - £42000 per annum

Management Accountant Salary: £40,000- £42,000 Location: Lancashire Sellick Partnership has been assigned to recruit a Management Accountant for a reputable and award winning solicitor firm based in Lancashire. This exciting opportunity is a newly created, broad and all-encompassing role reporting into the Finance Director. You will have the responsibility for all aspects of financial and management accounting including the improvement of processes and providing commercial business information to the business. As part of a small but very experienced team you will have responsibility and positive influence within the business. Key accountabilities will include: Ownership, preparation and completion of all management accounts and performance summary pack, including the 12 month cash flow and profit and loss account forecasts Ownership, preparation and completion of performance dashboards and profitability reports Ownership, preparation and completion of year end accounts Ownership, preparation and completion of quarterly VAT returns for direct submission to HMRC Proactive management and key contact with the auditors during the annual audit process Preparation of partnership tax and corporation tax computations, for review by auditors Management of partner drawings, including profit share adjustments, car changes and current account distributions Management and training of subsidiary accountant Responsibility for purchase ledger and nominal disbursements ledgers Responsibility for Companies House filing The person The successful applicant will ideally be a qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA or CIMA) making their first move out of a mid-tier firm or coming from a similar role. Experience of Proclaim and Auditing is a strong advantage. Experience in a law firm is preferable but not essential. Advanced excel skills required, including pivot tables, vlookups, conditional formatting. Experience of report writing from the accounts system an advantage You must be highly professional, presentable and with strong communication skills and be prepared to work in a small team and to be involved on a hands on basis for the Accounting function, as well as the high level management reporting responsibilities. You will have strong written and verbal communication skills, with continuous improvement in mind, and the ability to motivate oneself, and others, to deliver a high standard of work to agreed timetables, evaluate progress and implement corrective action. Managerial experience is important to this role. If you consider yourself to be a committed, career driven professional who can demonstrate the above experience and who would welcome the stimulus of this finance post then we would be pleased to hear from you. If you would like to apply for this role or would like to find out more, please apply online or contact Jonathan Moss at Sellick Partnership on 0161 834 1642. Sellick Partnership is a market-leading professional services recruitment specialist operating across the UK. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 72 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.

Manchester, Greater Manchester | Contract/Interim

£40000 - £45000 per annum

Power BI Analyst / Developer Rate: £40,000 - £45,000 Location: Remote working (potential travel to the Northwest) Duration: 12 months FTC Sellick Partnership has been engaged to recruit a Power BI Analyst / Developer for a very successful and instantly recognisable multisite retail business. This is a 12 months FTC and whilst the role is remote working you will be expected to travel on the odd occasion to the Northwest. Ideally you will be immediately available or on a short notice period and have significant experience in a similar role within an FMCG, retail, wholesale, logistics operations or multisite organisation. As a Power BI Analyst / Developer, we will look to you to develop complex Power BI dashboards that will be used to provide insight into business performance. You will work closely with their finance team to really understand their data and processes, so you can then build reports and dashboards that provide highly commercial and measurable insight. It's a big job. But it's one in which you will have the opportunity to play a key role in their journey to improve the quality of insight and analytical capability and reduced reliance on Excel based solutions. General duties include:- Develop Power BI reports and dashboards, using industry leading visualisation techniques to enable end users to quickly interpret and understand business performance Manage their reporting catalogue, making sure it's properly maintained and continuously improved Use SQL and Power BI to assemble, interpret and present large and complex data sets - always with the end user in mind Work closely with the wider finance team to translate their needs into commercially relevant dashboards and reports Mentor and upskill colleagues across the team in the use of Microsoft Power BI suite Drive a culture of continuous improvement and best practise, always looking for opportunities to use technology to improve processes and find more efficient ways of working The successful applicant will come from a similar role and be able to demonstrate proven Microsoft Power BI and SQL experience within an FMCG, retail, wholesale, logistics operations or multisite organisation. A Lean Six Sigma qualification would be beneficial, but not essential You will have a background in change management, with experience of delivering new technology to improve processes and ways of working coupled with phenomenal communication skills, with a talent for building positive relationships with partners across the business. Experience of building reports and dashboards that add commercial value to the business is a must with excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment. Focussed on delivering specific objectives, being proactive, dynamic and self-motivated with a desire to find and deliver improvements. In addition you will have the ability to work independently and together with other personnel both finance and non-finance. You will have a creative and innovative approach to problem solving and analysis; delivery orientated - able to work in pressurised environments, meet multiple deadlines and manage own priorities. You will also be able to demonstrate business acumen and ability to gain knowledge across the breadth of a variety of functions. You will also be able to take a 'big picture' view with demonstrable internal consultancy and influencing skills, while possessing a keen eye for the detail. If you consider yourself to be a committed, career driven professional who can demonstrate the above experience and who would welcome the stimulus of this commercial finance post then we would be pleased to hear from you. If you would like to apply for this role or would like to find out more, please apply online or contact Jonathan Moss at Sellick Partnership on 0161 834 1642. Sellick Partnership is a market-leading professional services recruitment specialist operating across the UK. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 72 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.

Manchester, Greater Manchester | Permanent

£60000 - £65000 per annum

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 Location: Manchester Duration: Permanent Sellick Partnership has been assigned to recruit a permanent Financial Planning Manager for a very successful and instantly recognisable business based in Manchester. The business has outperformed their competitors over the past few years and will continue to do so by driving their strategic plan, delivering further improvements and changes that will make a real impact on the whole business. Reporting into the Head of Strategic Finance, you will play a key role in the planning and reporting within a talented team. You will engage with the business and ensure all strategies, initiatives, risks and opportunities are accurately reflected into future plans. Taking the lead, this role co-ordinates across the business to deliver best practice, consistency and alignment General Responsibilities: Accountable for liaising, collaborating and communicating with all Finance teams to ensure P&L impacts, risks and opportunities are understood and correctly reflected in the budget and forecast where appropriate. Co-ordinates delivery of rolling forecast and outturn predictions (forward forecasts of periodic, quarterly and full year), providing appropriate commentary and explanations with insight into performance drivers. The production of accurate, consistent and insightful presentations, telling the story of performance or create clear and challenging forward forecasts. Accountable for the production of insightful and clear planning communication packs for decision making. Build strong relationships and demonstrate your credibility when dealing with various internal business partners across all levels in finance and the executive teams. To get going quickly in this role, you will need to have significant experience as a qualified accountant, within a planning finance function. We will look for you to show your planning and forecasting skills and how you've provided key insights that delivered results. So that you're able to fully understand the complexity of this business, you will ideally have great experience from a large, multi-site organisation. The person The successful applicant will be a qualified Accountant (ACA or ACCA or CIMA) who has strong experience in both large retail, multisite, leisure or FMCG industry. You will have evidence of having played a key role in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) or financial reporting teams in a large, complex business and who is resilient and comfortable challenging and engaging internal business partners. Therefore, you will have to show experience of building and managing meaningful relationships with a variety of different stakeholders at all levels, as you will be challenging the status quo. In addition, you will have to demonstrate where you've successfully designed and improved management packs for senior stakeholders - you will have a fantastic opportunity to build your profile and land some great changes to the way they do business. The role requires an ambitious and proactive individual who enjoys applying a strong commercial focus, with the ability to build robust and productive relationships, providing support and challenge across all functions and liaising with senior management. If you consider yourself to be a committed, career driven professional who can demonstrate the above experience and who would welcome the stimulus of this commercial finance post then we would be pleased to hear from you. If you would like to apply for this role or would like to find out more, please apply online or contact Jonathan Moss at Sellick Partnership on 0161 834 1642.