Group Management Accountant | 12-month fixed term | Leeds | £45,000 - £55,000 depending on qualification and experience

Every arch has a stone in the middle.

Take it out and both sides lean the wrong way. Put it in and everything either side holds, and can reach further.

This role is that stone. The difference is that you won’t be sitting still.

The business
Our client’s finance team covers every base: good people, good systems, a new ERP and dashboards already built. What they don’t have is enough hands to get on the front foot.

The business is PE-backed, very much forward-thinking in their approach and looking ahead.

That’s where you come in. You’ll sit between financial accounting, management accounting and FP&A - and the rare chance to get exposure across all 3 areas. The key people in the team are looking forward to working with you, for you to not only contribute across all areas, but also for them to learn from you.

Your wings won’t be clipped
You’ll report to the Interim CFO. He wants a self-starter, not someone to follow a script:

“I want somebody who’ll come in, get stuck in and crack on with limited supervision.”

And he wants to hear your ideas:

“There’s a million things we could be doing better. You just need to find the person who spots it and actually tries to improve.”

What you’ll get stuck into

Leading the December year-end audit and statutory accounts
Shaping the critical board reporting, working directly with the CFO
Cutting working capital and improving profit: creditors, purchase orders, getting cash in
Making the new ERP and dashboards pay off across the business
Helping shape a new CRM project from the start, rather than inheriting it
Having a voice on how AI changes the way finance works

“As we head into the new world of AI, it presents a good opportunity for developing the strategy… lots of opportunities for somebody who’s a bit more forward thinking.”

Shaped around you
There’s no perfect job description, so the CFO will meet you first and reshape the work around your strengths. Lean towards statutory work and you’ll take more of it. Lean towards management accounts and you’ll back the FP&A team. Either way, you set the shape.

The honest bit
It’s a fixed term of up to 12 months, covering planned leave within the team. A longer-term opening is possible, but it isn’t promised:

“I’d certainly like to think that if we find somebody good, there’d be a way to keep them in the business.”

What you’ll get

£45,000 - £55,000, depending on qualification and experience
Leeds city centre, a minute from the station
Two days in the office, three from home
ASAP start
A quick, personal process: the CFO plus one colleague

This might be you if you can sit across the whole function, lead on statutory and board reporting, and show on your CV what you improved and by how much. It probably isn’t if you want a fully defined job description and close supervision.

Apply in confidence: Javed Bobat, iFF Talent, jav@ifftalent.com | 07471 155006

Management Accountant - 12 month FTC