Assistant Management Accountant

Cancer Research UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cancer Research UK is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support the Management Accounting team in delivering timely management accounts, overviews of headcount variances, and interpretation of budgeting data. You will act as a key contact for Agresso users and assist with payroll, fixed assets, and year-end processes.

The role offers exposure to financial planning, reporting, and system projects while developing towards professional qualifications (CIMA/ACCA) within a leading cancer

Qualifications

• Studying or looking to study for an accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA)
• An accounting qualification (A Level, Degree or AAT) would be advantageous but not essential
• Can demonstrate an understanding of budgetary/forecasting processes and financial controls

Responsibilities

• Support the Management Accounting team to deliver timely, high quality and accurate management accounts
• Report on headcount and support budget holders to understand variances to plan
• Support budget holders to interpret information (including self-service accounts/transaction lists)
• Be a key finance point of contact for specified areas, supporting with management accounts or budget queries
• Act as a key Unit 4 Business World (Agresso) system contact for business users
• Work closely with the Management Accountants to ensure monthly transactions (such as accruals and prepayments) are processed accurately and on time to deliver complete and correct accounts
• Take ownership for a range of income and accounting adjustments as required (including payroll or fixed assets)
• Look for improvements and efficiencies in processes
• Support the year end audit and production of the annual report and accounts, by processing transactions and supporting audit queries as required
• Support the Research & Innovation Ximbio and Commercial Partnerships teams with processing royalty and revenue share reports and invoices
• Assist with any accounting system projects involving the team
• Support the financial planning process, for example by populating templates or checking and inputting data
• Facilitate and support budget holders to complete headcount budgets and forecasts, including building templates/models and training users where needed
• Support the Infor system implementation by testing data and verifying processes

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Stakeholders

Education

CIMA/ACCA study

A Level / Degree or AAT

Tools

Agresso (Unit4)

Excel

Job description

Join Cancer Research UK and play a key role in supporting financial decision-making across the world's leading cancer charity. As an Assistant Management Accountant, you'll work closely with Management Accountants and budget holders to deliver accurate financial reporting, support budgeting and forecasting activities, and provide valuable financial insight to a range of stakeholders.

Financial Reporting

• Support the Management Accounting team to deliver timely, high quality and accurate management accounts
• Report on headcount and support budget holders to understand variances to plan
• Support budget holders to interpret information (including self-service accounts/transaction lists)
• Be a key finance point of contact for specified areas, supporting with management accounts or budget queries
• Act as a key Unit 4 Business World (Agresso) system contact for business users

Accounting and Year End

• Work closely with the Management Accountants to ensure monthly transactions (such as accruals and prepayments) are processed accurately and on time to deliver complete and correct accounts
• Take ownership for a range of income and accounting adjustments as required (including payroll or fixed assets)
• Look for improvements and efficiencies in processes
• Support the year end audit and production of the annual report and accounts, by processing transactions and supporting audit queries as required
• Support the Research & Innovation Ximbio and Commercial Partnerships teams with processing royalty and revenue share reports and invoices
• Assist with any accounting system projects involving the team

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Support the financial planning process, for example by populating templates or checking and inputting data
• Facilitate and support budget holders to complete headcount budgets and forecasts, including building templates/models and training users where needed
• Support the Infor system implementation by testing data and verifying processes

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in finance while studying towards a professional qualification (CIMA or ACCA). You'll gain exposure to management accounting, financial planning, month-end processes, systems improvement projects, and business partnering, helping teams across the organisation make informed decisions that ultimately support our vision to bring about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.

What You'll Bring

• A proactive and organised approach to managing work and delivering results.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality outputs.
• Curiosity and a desire to learn, develop and continuously improve.
• Confidence building relationships and working with stakeholders at different levels.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to support colleagues across the wider team.
• Commitment to inclusion, respect and Cancer Research UK's values.

Equality & Diversity

Ensure equality and diversity is celebrated and considered as part of all decisions taken

Experience of / Qualifications in:

• Studying or looking to study for an accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA)
• An accounting qualification (A Level, Degree or AAT) would be advantageous but not essential
• Can demonstrate an understanding of budgetary/forecasting processes and financial controls

We recognise that no candidate will meet every requirement. If you're excited by this opportunity and believe you have the skills and potential to succeed, we'd love to hear from you. Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do. Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism, We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.