management accountant Manchester, England
Job description
Closing date: 15th August 2023
Yearly salary - £35,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience)
Department: Finance
Locations: Office / Factory International
The main purpose of the management accountant role is to contribute to the robustness and reliability of financial reporting and information for management, to support decision-making and budget management.
Key to this role will be the need to work closely with a range of non-financial stakeholders across the business to ensure that useful and timely information is available to support the achievement of the business plan.
This will include a commitment to:
The key responsibilities for the Management Accountant role include:
Group Management Accounts
- Ownership of a number of P&L budget codes across the organisation
- Regular finance meetings with key budget holders in relation to these areas
- Delivery of actual and forecast information into the management accounts of the budget codes above
- Active review of key variances to budget with timely and responsive follow-up where required
Stakeholder Management
- Communication and reporting of key variances in the Management Accounts at the monthly management meeting
- Responsibility for embedding and developing the financial acumen of the organisation through training, information-sharing and coaching of staff in how to effectively manage budgets
Monthly Budget Reviews
- Undertake regular monthly budget reviews with key budget areas form across the organisation
- Work with other members of the team to investigate and review key financial variances as required
Project Accounting
- Work with key budget holders to develop project level financial performance reports that are easy to update/maintain as well as provide accurate information and insight
Group Accounting
- Financial administration of the owned budgets (plus other areas as required) within the Group to ensure accurate recording of transactions (including intercompany)
Finance System
- Work with members of the Finance team/others in the organisation to develop the monthly reporting available from the Access Finance system including simple and clear budget performance reports and dashboards for all key budget holders
- Develop the transactional level reporting from the Access Finance system for effective financial management of projects
The person specification for the Management Accountant role is:
ESSENTIAL
Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
- Ability to research, digest, analyse and present material clearly and concisely
- Ability to translate and narrate financial information to a range of stakeholders
- Excellent Excel and MS office skills
- Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment in an SME or similar
- Experience of working in a finance function during time of organisational change
- Honesty, integrity, reliability and professionalism
- Excellent planning, prioritisation and time management skills
- Flexibility and adaptability to juggle a range of different tasks
- Discretion and a good understanding of, and respect for, confidential issues
- Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds
DESIRABLE
- Experience or knowledge of charity accounting and irrecoverable VAT
- Good understanding of various taxes (VAT, Employment, Corporation Tax, Creative Tax Reliefs and Capital Allowances)
- Enthusiasm for training, mentoring and support of emerging talent
For further information and to apply please visit:
https://recruitment.factoryinternational.org/jobs/2999044-management-accountant
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience:
- accounting: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
