Sewell Wallis have a fantastic opportunity to work for our client, a global retail and distribution business based in Rotherham, as they look to appoint a Finance Manager for a period of 12 months to cover maternity leave.This role reports into the Director of Accounting and leads a motivated, agile, and proactive Corporate Accounting team from a technical accounting and statutory reporting perspective, as well as developing strategic objectives to deliver high quality accounting activities and support to the business.What will you be doing? Establish a team to service all retained corporate accounting activity ensuring all deliverables are met, time scales are adhered to, and high quality is maintained.Review and challenge financial results ensuring there is a continual monitoring and improvement in the controls environment around all accounting activities.Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders across the Corporate functions (Taxation, Group Reporting, Corporate Controlling) to ensure service levels are established, targeted, and monitored.Work collaboratively with external auditors, ensuring accurate and timely data provision and proactive, sustainable resolution of any audit findings.Responsible for ensuring all Group Treasury policies are adhered to in respect of cash management, foreign exchange deals, interest, and loan management for all UK entities (Corporate and Trading) and providing a focus on treasury policy activities within the Corporate Accounting ..... full job details .....