Interim Management Accountant - FMCG

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a FMCG business based in Selby who urgently require some temporary support for 3-6 months in their finance team.

Our client is looking for a Management Accountant with a strong manufacturing background to support them through a period of transition. You will be responsible for the effective financial management for a particular company within the Group to ensure that all targets and strategic business goals are achieved.

As the Interim Management Accountant you will provide commercial advice to a range of financial and business issues, working closely with the manufacturing function to resolve them.

Your responsibilities will include the following:-

-Lead the reporting process to ensure information is generated to challenge performance and drive action, providing efficient business analysis to enhance performance.
-Monitor labour efficiency, raw material usage and overhead spend, communicating these to the General Manager to aid effective decision making
-Lead the annual budgeting process and cash flow forecasting for the site
-Review all systems and current business processes, making any necessary improvements
-Ad hoc project work to lead and deliver financial projects
-Lead and manage the finance team, overseeing sales and purchase ledger
-Ensure that reporting and control systems are reviewed and comply with the required standards

You will need to available to start in October ideally and will have strong experience within a manufacturing business. You will ideally be a qualified accountant however strong QBE's will be considered if you have the right background.

Please get in touch with Lucy Campbell or Emma Dugdale for further 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