Management Accountant
On-site · Middleton, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Management Accountant responsible for budgeting and forecasting, preparing monthly management accounts, reviewing variances, maintaining accruals/prepayments, ensuring month-end timetables are followed, and providing financial insights to support strategic decisions. The role includes overseeing accounts payable/receivable processes, payroll liaison, audit/compliance with financial regulations, developing and implementing financial controls, and leading improvements to financial systems and reporting for efficiency and accuracy in an education college setting.
Required Qualifications
- Essential Criteria: CCAB qualified accountant with significant experience in management accounts, budgeting and bank reconciliations.
- Essential Criteria: At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
- Essential Criteria: Strong track record of effective staff performance management within a busy finance department.
- Desirable Criteria: Management qualification.
- Experience: Experience of balance sheet reconciliations and nominal analysis; ability to manage and prioritise team workload to meet deadlines and audit requirements; experienced at producing monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements.
- Specialist Knowledge: Experience of developing systems and procedures for financial ledger input, control and reconciliation; experience of VAT processing and returns; SORP in Education.
- IT Skills: High level of Excel skills to intermediate/advanced level; experience of implementing financial software systems.
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