Sewell Wallis is recruiting for a Finance Manager to join a well-established service and distribution business in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. This is a permanent position offering a broad leadership role across transactional finance, reporting, and strategic business partnering in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
What will you be doing?
The Finance Manager will be expected to:
Lead and develop the transactional finance team (AP, AR, cash), ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and strong control
Manage invoicing, reconciliations, supplier queries, and credit control processes
Deliver weekly reporting to support trading performance and cash visibility
Own VAT returns, control accounts, and audit preparation
Partner with Exec and SMT to drive financial governance and strategic planning
Support budgeting, month-end, and long-range planning cycles
Drive improvements in systems, data flows, and analytics (ERP/reporting upgrades)
Provide operational cover during team absences to ensure continuity What skills are we looking for?
Fully qualified accountant (ACCA/FCCA, ACA, CIMA)
Proven leadership of transactional finance teams
Strong Excel and systems capability
Experience in wholesale, distribution, or similar fast-paced sectors
Track record in weekly reporting and operational support
Commercial mindset with strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills
Ability to simplify financial complexity for non-finance colleagues
Enthusiastic, flexible, and detail-oriented team player What's on offer?
Annual bonus
25 days holiday + stats + birthday off (option to buy more)
Private healthcare
Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
Cycle to work scheme
Contributory pension
Salary sacrifice schemesApply for this role below or for more information, contact Jenny.
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