Consultants

Manchester, Greater Manchester | Permanent

£70000 - £85000 per annum

Senior Financial Accounting Manager Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 Location: Manchester Duration: permanent Sellick Partnership has been exclusively assigned to recruit a Senior Financial Accounting Manager for a successful and instantly recognisable business based in Manchester. We are looking for a senior manager (Top4) making their first move out of practice or someone coming from a similar role within a large/complex organisation. You will be expected to lead the team responsible for maintaining and drafting all technical accounting policies and preparing the interim and annual group financial statements, as well as leading on the external audit. You will gain substantial exposure to senior leaders across the finance teams and the wider business, as well as external bodies and partners. Therefore, you have a strong technical accounting expertise coupled with great interpersonal skills. This role requires a self-motivated and focused person who will quickly establish themselves as a key contact challenging the status quo and striving for best practice. General responsibilities:- own the year end and interim audit process with external auditors, making sure that Group financial statements are prepared and signed off in accordance with timelines and taking a lead role in the relationship with our external auditor provide technical accounting support to senior finance partners and stakeholders across the business prepare and present all technical papers, including complex IFRS technical matters, to senior partners, risk and audit committee and auditors lead maintenance of financial control framework and reporting including balance sheet reconciliations oversee and update the accounting policies lead the team in process and control improvements and cultivate a continuous improvement environment consolidate monthly financial results and report to key partners lead and support on key finance system and other improvement projects play key role in driving finance strategic goals mentor, develop and empower your team of finance professionals and act as the role model for other members of the team The successful applicant will be ACA or ACCA or CIMA qualified and have a background in a similar senior Finance managerial role within a large and complex business or making your first move from as a senior manager from a top4 practice firm. Experience of leading the audit process and running annual reporting and accounting processes is essential. You will possess good leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and support teams across finance coupled with building positive relationships with teams and leaders across the business to work collaboratively. Ideally, you will have experience from a similar dynamic and complex business and have the ability to juggle multiple conflicting priorities, working to tight deadlines. More importantly, you will have the ability to build successful relationships with partners across the business. 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 leader in financial recruitment operating across the UK. Over the last ten years we have built up an enviable relationship with employers, and our expert team of consultants boast up to date market knowledge and a strong reputation making Sellick Partnership best placed to help you. 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.

Manchester, Greater Manchester | Permanent

£45000 - £50000 per annum

Finance Manager (Risk & Control) Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 Location: Manchester Duration: permanent     Sellick Partnership has been assigned to recruit a Finance Manager for a 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.   As Finance Manager for Risk and Controls, you will be the risk specialist who will be the main link and point of contact within the risk function to bring in and embed best practice across finance. You will provide a solid control framework and governance, as well as support in other key areas such as business continuity or data protection. This role requires a self-motivated and focused person who will quickly establish themselves as a key contact challenging the status quo and striving for best practice.   General responsibilities:-   be the risk subject matter specialist, providing the key link and engagement with risk and audit functions and bringing in and embedding standard methodology and solid risk governance maintain and review the financial control framework, monitoring and reporting of all actions appropriately to ensure compliance work with colleagues across finance to meet risk management objectives, actions and timelines co-ordinate and track finance risk category framework requirements by updating policies, risk appetite and metrics support the team on key projects, including SAP Finance, providing a risk and control perspective build relationships with key partners and leaders across the business mentor and support the development of the team   The successful applicant will be ACA or ACCA or CIMA qualified and have a background in a similar Finance Managerial role or making your first move from a top4 practice firm.   A strong understanding of finance risk and control frameworks and governance is essential and any SOX experience would be advantageous. You will possess good leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and support teams across finance coupled with building positive relationships with teams and leaders across the business to work collaboratively. Ideally, you will have experience from a similar dynamic and complex business and have the ability to juggle multiple conflicting priorities, working to tight deadlines. More importantly, you will have the ability to build successful relationships with partners across the business.   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 leader in financial recruitment operating across the UK. Over the last ten years we have built up an enviable relationship with employers, and our expert team of consultants boast up to date market knowledge and a strong reputation making Sellick Partnership best placed to help you.   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

£40000 - £45000 per annum

Commercial Finance Analyst Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 Location: Manchester Duration: Permanent Sellick Partnership has been assigned to recruit a permanent Lead Commercial Finance Analyst for a very successful and instantly recognisable retail 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. You will partner closely with senior stakeholders across the business providing meaningful insight to identify any risks or opportunities that might have a financial impact, and add those into the forecasts, budgets and strategic plans. You will be tasked to provide and develop robust commercial information and analysis of performance and trends for the business and business partners, ranging from complex modelling to performance reporting that will drive the business direction and decisions. The person The successful applicant will be a qualified Accountant (CIMA or ACA or ACCA) who is making their first move from practice (top4) or coming from a similar commercial analyst role. 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. 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.