Management Accounting Assistant London, England
King's College London
Full Time
London, England
31396 - 34619 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job Description
Role Purpose
To contribute to the full range of management accounting work within the university. Working closely with other members of the management accounting community, the role provides useful information to faculty/directorate managers to improve their decision-making, planning and control.
This post will be offered on an indefinite contract
This is a full-time post
Key Responsibilities
- Support the provision of monthly reports to KHP Commercial Clinical Trials;
- Maintenance of staffing establishment records and reconciling staffing records between the university’s information systems;
- Processes and/or reviews journals, budget virements and forecast movements. Journals will include month end accruals, ad hoc requests and facility recharges;
- Supporting the Finance Business Partner in the production of management reports for the directorates connected to the role, including quarterly reports for the Core Facilities and the Biological Services Unit;
- Supporting the Finance Business Partner by responding to simple ad hoc requests and queries from the directorates connected to the role;
- Supporting the Finance Business Partner with the preparation of income distribution journals and payroll requests;
- Providing cover for other roles within the management accounting community;
- Supporting the development of processes and tools for use within the management accounting community.
Additional Requirements
- Adhering to King’s policies and procedures which are published on the HR webpages;
- Learning and applying proper professional standards in all aspects of the job;
- Complying with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description;
- Flexibility to move between different parts of the organisation, using standardised tools and approaches.
The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.
Skills, knowledge, and experience
Essential criteria
- Highly numerate, as evidenced by: Qualifications in Mathematics at GCSE and A’ Level, or equivalent; or AAT Level 3, or equivalent
- Confident working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (particularly Excel) and the ability to quickly learn new systems
- Experience of working collaboratively
- Methodical and detail-oriented, maintaining a high level of accuracy
- Ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders in a professional and assured manner
- Curious, customer service oriented, with a commitment to personal accountability and continuous improvement
- Adaptable and flexible to organisational change, driving own professional development
- Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace – demonstrable alignment to the King’s Principles in Action
Desirable criteria
- Good degree at undergraduate (BA, BSc) level or equivalent
- Basic knowledge of the UK higher education funding environment
- Experience of working with an accounting package, for financial processing and/or reporting
- Proactive with the ability to work independently as well as delivering within a team
