Assistant Management Accountant

UK Space Agency; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Space Agency seeks a finance professional to enhance their Finance Directorate. The ideal candidate will manage financial data, ensuring timely support for agency decisions and promoting a culture of financial excellence. This role includes responsibilities like month-end activities, financial analysis, and stakeholder collaboration in a transformative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working benefits

Excellent employee well-being support

Great pension

Disability Confident Leader employer

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of Management Accounting.
• Experience in handling and analysing financial data.
• Basic project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity of financial transactions and maintain accuracy.
• Produce high-quality reports and insightful management information.
• Support cash forecasting and facilitate accurate Purchase Orders.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Stakeholder negotiation

Collaborative problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Level 4 qualification in Accounting

Tools

Intermediate Excel

Complex financial ledger software

Job description

Location

Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1EP : Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8FT : Didcot, South East England, OX11 0DF

Job summary

Background: The UK Space Agency:

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) andprovides technical advice on thegovernment’s space strategy, supporting the UK space sector to deliver the government’s vision.

Space is a part of everyday life. Satellites underpin our national economy, from agriculture and banking to aviation and shipping, and support our national security. Space science provides critical data to understand and address global challenges such as climate change, while missions to explore our solar system unite nations and advance humanity’s horizons.

We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £18.9 billion and employs 52,028 people across the country.

Through ourportfolio of programmesand projects, we encourage the development of national space capabilities and are an early-stage investor in space research and development. We alsopromote the UK space sector’s interests and achievements; make connections to join up industry and academia; and represent the UK in international space programmes.

We have a powerful global voice, partnering with institutions across the world, including the European Space Agency.

More information about the Agency is available here:https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-space-agency

To discover more please watch this filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZZ-o0IkVU

Our Inclusive Environment

We have an inclusive culture to make UK Space Agency a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion.

Job description

Our Finance Directorate is changing, we’re undergoing a transformation to ensure we’re helping support and shape the direction of the Agency in the future. We’re working towards a vision of being Trusted experts at the heart of the agency’s decisions making; catalysing delivery, not just keeping score.

The role holder will help drive our financial data, ensuring decisions across the agency are supported by robust and timely management information. They will help to develop and embed a culture of strong financial management across the organisation, by ensuing management information is available when it’s needed.

They will work closely with Finance Business Partners, Financial Control and the wider agency in their role. They’re commitment to continuous improvement, automation and efficiency will help to ensure our finance team’s effective delivery of service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the integrity of transactions on financial systems, ensuring good controls and checks are in place to maintain accuracy
• Use the management reports to provide meaningful and insightful analysis for senior managers and decision makers
• Undertake all month end activities, including journals, budget profiling and challenging the accuracy of forecasting
• Provide explanations for significant changes in forecast and actuals; provide updates on issues and risks to senior managers
• Produce high quality reports and insightful management information for senior managers
• Cleanse and prepare data for analysis and reporting, addressing any inconsistencies or errors.
• Working closely with Finance Business Partners to provide suitable reporting for Agency stakeholders
• Supporting the integrity and accuracy of the financial ledger by regularly reviewing and reconciling data.
• Ensuring Purchase Orders are processed accurately and on time
• Support and facilitate accurate cash forecasting

Person specification

The desired candidate will have:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills, including building and maintaining networks and relationships.
• Developed collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across organisation e.g. Finance Business Partners, governance, customers
• Ability to effectively negotiate with stakeholders
• A collaborative approach to problem solving
• A commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

Essential Criteria:

• Intermediate Excel
• Solid understanding of Management Accounting
• Familiarity with complex financial ledger software and data tools
• Experience in handling and analysing financial data from large financial systems
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in data management and reporting.
• Basic project management skills to manage tasks and priorities effectively within deadlines

Desirable Criteria:

• Advanced Excel/PowerBI skills for data manipulation
• Previous experience working within a government agency or public sector organisation.
• Ability to perform financial analysis beyond data management, including variance analysis and financial performance metrics
• Actively pursuing a CCAB body/CIMA Finance qualification

Desirable Qualification:

• Level 4 qualification in Accounting

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Management Accounting