Sewell Wallis are excited to be exclusively recruiting for a Finance Manager to join PE-backed property business based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. This role is an addition to the current team, which has seen rapid growth in the last 18 months.
This is a pivotal role within a large, multi-entity organisation experiencing significant growth and change. You'll take ownership of group financial reporting and consolidation across 20-30 legal entities, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and control in a fast-moving, complex environment.
This Finance Manager role is ideal for someone who thrives in a complex, fast-paced group business and enjoys combining technical excellence with commercial insight to drive performance and continuous improvement.
What will you be doing?
Lead the monthly group consolidation and reporting process, ensuring timely, accurate results across multiple entities
Oversee month-end close, management accounts review, and detailed variance analysis.
Work closely with the Asset Management team to deliver financial information on your allotted property portfolio
Manage the preparation of statutory accounts and coordinate the year-end audit across the group
Oversee VAT, Corporation Tax, and other tax/compliance requirements
Support cash flow management, intercompany reconciliations, and group treasury activity
Collaborate with FP&A and senior stakeholders to support forecasting and strategic planning
Drive continuous improvement in financial controls, systems, and reporting processes
What skills are we looking for?
We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with strong experience in group reporting and complex consolidations. You'll have a solid grounding in multi-entity accounting and the confidence to operate within a large, evolving group environment.
You will ideally have:
A practice-trained background, with audit experience across large or complex groups highly desirable
Proven experience in external reporting, group consolidations, and statutory compliance
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information clearly
A proactive, hands-on approach and a passion for improving systems, controls, and processes
The ability to thrive in a growing, fast-paced, and change-driven environmentWhat's on offer?
Competitive salary of up to £75,000
18% annual bonus
7% matched pension contributions
Hybrid working and flexible start/finish times
Clear career progression and professional development support
Free on-site parking
Regular social events and company away days
Convenient central Stockport location near the train stationIf you're an experienced finance professional with a strong background in group consolidations and reporting, and you're ready to take on a high-impact role in a PE-backed, fast-growing organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Inci Evcil for more 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