Commercial Accountant

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Job description

Sewell Wallis are working with a leading business in Sheffield dedicated to delivering excellence and growth. We are currently seeking a qualified and experienced Commercial Accountant to support their expanding business operations.

If you're a proactive financial professional with a commercial mindset, this role offers a fantastic opportunity to drive strategic decision-making and impact success in a diverse and fast paced environment with a great culture.

What will you be doing?

• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Prepare detailed financial and commercial analysis to support decision-making processes.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities across the business units.
• Business Partnering: Collaborate with operational teams to provide financial insights, identify performance drivers, and recommend actionable strategies.
• Cost Analysis: Monitor and analyse costs, identify trends, and recommend measures to enhance profitability.
• Project Support: Contribute to financial evaluations of new business opportunities, investment appraisals, and ad-hoc projects.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including senior management and auditors.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure adherence to financial regulations and company policies, supporting risk management initiatives.

What skills are we looking for?

• Professional Qualification: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Experience: Experience in a commercial finance role.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide strategic insights.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of financial systems and Excel.
• Commercial Awareness: Demonstrated experience in partnering with business units to drive commercial growth and profitability.
• Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of influencing senior stakeholders.
• Team Player: Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career development and progression.
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Flexible working arrangements.

For more information contact Faith Collins.

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.

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