Senior Management Accountant

Our client is currently looking to recruit a Senior Management Accountant on an initial 6 month contract, looking to start ASAP.

The Management Accountant will be responsible for leading the delivery of improvements in aspects of the University s management accounting, including cost management, cashflow management, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting. The aim of the improvements is to support the team in simplifying the processes behind the provision of accurate financial information to support the CFO s strategic responsibilities.

Duties and responsibilities:

Main areas of responsibility will include

• Build trusted working relationships with senior stakeholders across university, including within Finance such as the Finance Business Partners, Financial Planning and Analysis team, Financial Services and finance individuals and teams in Faculties/ Professional Service areas
• Develop effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to influence and drive change in process, ways of working and workflows as needed
• Lead the provision of operational transactional finance services within the Management Accounting team;
• Lead on making improvements to the month end process to ensure controls are in place to maintain accurate data underpinning the management reporting, including through data management and reconciliation, investigating variances and resolving discrepancies;
• Develop an understanding of the business, its stakeholders and operating model to support consistency where possible and bespoke arrangements as needed;
• Support the Director of Management Accounting on continuous improvement in all financial processes in which Management Accounting is involved, playing a proactive role in developing and delivering innovative solutions to issues;
• Collaborate with other finance teams to ensure join-up across wider finance operations, including but not limited to the PS Hub, Finance Business Partnering, Financial Accounting and the Finance Function Change Leads;
• Drive and deliver continuous improvement in customer service through identifying and initiating improvements to financial systems, processes, workflows, management information and management and reporting of financial opportunities and risks
• Manage improvements to monthly and year end activities ensuring compliance with financial regulations and external audit requirements for documentation of transactions processed

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Fully Qualified Accountant
• Ability to manage a large team
• Experience of resolving technical accountancy issues within a large organisation
• Experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting financial management reports to audiences ranging from those with minimal financial expertise through to key decision makers.
• Extensive practical experience of using spreadsheets and financial systems in the manipulation of data to develop financial models and information systems.

£300 to £500 Daily Rate

Full Time

6 Month Contract Initially

London WC1H Hybrid 2 days onsite 3 days working from home

If this role is of interest and you meet the above criteria, then please apply immediately.