Group Management Accountant

Leeds | £47,500 - £52,500 | Full time, on site, with four days a week an option | Nearly/newly qualified upwards (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

How fast do you want to be a Finance Manager?

Here, you set the pace. The route is built around deliverables agreed up front, so how quickly you move depends on what you deliver, not on how long you’ve waited or whether someone leaves.

It suits people who can’t leave a process alone. You spot a close that takes too long and start working out why. You hand over the problem and a fix in the same breath.

Your manager is clear about who she wants:

“I’d really love somebody that’s coming up with ways of improving, able to take on problems and challenge things, and has a bit of ambition and drive.”
Your manager

There is proof the approach works. At this independent healthcare group, month-end has come down from most of the month to around seven days, with a target of four. There is more to take out, and you’d be the one taking it.

She also knows the move you might be making:

“I came from practice myself, so I hadn’t posted a journal before I joined... It’s been quite exciting and fun in many ways.”
Your manager

What you’ll do: own month-end and balance sheet work, support budgeting and forecasting alongside the CFO, and partner with the people who run the business.

And what it could become:

“We have a need here and now, but what this looks like in a year or two’s time could be very different, and the individual has the opportunity to help shape that.”
Your manager

Your week: the role is based on site, full time. A four-day week is an option, so the same job could give you a long weekend every week.

The honest bit: the team around you is junior and the culture is still being built, so you’ll need to muck in. Some processes aren’t written down yet. You’ll be on site rather than working from home. If you want a settled function where everything is already documented, this isn’t it.

What you’ll need: curiosity about why a number moved, and one story about something you changed and what happened. Practice or industry, the mindset matters more than the letters.

Also in the package: 35 days holiday including bank holidays, free on-site parking, free training in any field that helps you and the business, a pension and mental health support.

What next: your CV probably isn’t up to date. Doesn’t matter. Message Javed or Natalie for an off-the-record chat first. We’ll tell you honestly whether we think it’s right for you (and vice versa).

Javed Bobat: jav@ifftalent.com | 07471 155006
Natalie McGregor: natalie@ifftalent.com | 07785 931193