Group Management Accountant

August 12, 2026

About Sheffield Haworth Sheffield Haworth is a global consultancy founded in 1993. We have a history of assisting our clients in realising their potential and delivering a competitive advantage in a fast-changing world. Our vision is to be a leading global consultancy in people and transformational change. Our services include executive search, on-demand and interim executives, strategic research and advisory, change consulting, and leadership advisory. Clients benefit from deep industry insights, our wide-ranging networks and high standards of delivery from our global team. We work with private and public companies across financial services, real assets, professional and business services, high-growth technologies, and multinational corporates. Since its inception in 1993, Sheffield Haworth has undergone significant growth and expansion. We now employ a team of over 180 professionals in 15 financial centres throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and disability-confident, committed employer. Group Management Accountant The Group Management Accountant (GMA) will report into Jenny Rose – Group Financial Manager (GFM) and work closely with the Ashish Lazar - Finance Manager (FM) for the India finance operations. The Group Management Accountant will be involved with the month end close process for several group entities, reconciliations and other monthly tasks. This role willalso include ad hoc project work as required by other members of the finance team as the business streamlines its processes ready for the next stage of growth. Duties and Responsibilities of a Group Management Accountant include: <ul><li>Preparing month end close journals including payroll, depreciation, prepayments and accruals</li><li>Preparing monthly management accounts including Profit & Loss variance analysis and reconciliation of Balance Sheet control accounts</li><li>Preparing monthly intercompany cost recharge invoices</li><li>Preparing monthly inter-company reconciliations schedules</li><li>Preparing quarterly VAT/GST returns and reconciliations</li><li>Ensuring the financial information in the ledger is up to date and accurate</li><li>Supporting accounts payable and wider finance function with any ad hoc tasks including finance operations in India</li><li>Streamlining and automating processes to create capacity for the team</li></ul> What do you need to succeed? <ul><li>CA (Inter) / CMA / ICWA / MBA (Finance) or equivalent accountancy qualification preferred</li><li>Strong attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset</li><li>Systems and IT focused with advanced Microsoft Excel skills</li><li>Working knowledge of SAP Business One or an equivalent accounting/ERP product (e.g. Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics)</li><li>Good communicator and strong team player</li><li>3-5 years’ experience in management accounting and preparation of monthly close to Trial Balance stage would be desirable</li><li>Strong English language skills</li></ul> Organizational Skills<ul><li>Excellent time management skills.</li><li>Effectively prioritizes and meets deadlines.</li><li>Quickly and accurately meets team and company requirements.</li></ul> Ethics<ul><li>Proactively seeks new areas of opportunity.</li><li>Is adaptable, flexible and displays a willing approach.</li><li>Takes a pride in consistently achieving the highest standard regardless of task.</li></ul> Attributes<ul><li>Bright, articulate (both oral and written) and well presented.</li><li>Outstanding organizational and time management skills.</li><li>Strong organizational, project management and problem-solving skills with impeccable multi-tasking abilities.</li><li>Ability to archive and assimilate information quickly.</li><li>Microsoft Office skills, with an ability to become familiar with firm-specific programs and software.</li><li>Strong attention to detail.</li><li>Well organized with a calm, unflappable temperament.</li><li>High energy and work ethic, team player</li></ul> *In terms of work hours, the team is based in United Kingdom and your work hours will reflect this time zone (12:30-21:30 Hrs. IST)* To know more about the business, please visit our website www.sheffieldhaworth.com If the role is of our interest, please apply directly on the link or share your CV on s.sethi@sheffieldhaworth.com

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