Deputy Management Accountant

Maritime and Coastguard Agency; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Staff discount portal

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working

Job summary

Maritime and Coastguard Agency is recruiting a Deputy Management Accountant to join the Management Accounting team. The role focuses on month-end and year-end activities, with collaboration across Finance Business Partners and senior stakeholders.

Based in locations across the UK with hybrid working options, the post offers a competitive Civil Service salary and extensive pension and leave benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing accounting roles or other accounting roles with transferable skills.
• Intermediate Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Confident in working on own initiative, as part of a team and with various stakeholders including non-finance staff, budget holders, Directors and senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end and year-end processes and reporting.
• Prepare, post journals, and review accruals and prepayments.
• Ensure integrity of transactions and controls in financial systems.
• Analyse financial and non-financial data to identify trends for business decisions.
• Support Finance Business Partners with explanations for variances and risks.

Skills

Intermediate Excel

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 5EZ : Bangor, Northern Ireland, BT20 5ED : Cardiff, Wales, CF24 5JW : Beverley, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU17 9JB : Crosby, North West England, L23 8SY : Southampton, South East England, SO15 1EG (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

Salary: £35,663 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Deputy Management Accountant within the The Management Accounting team is part of the Strategic Finance team, sat within the Corporate Services Directorate. Strategic Finance is responsible for managing the medium-term financial plans of the Agency and ensuring that its c. £500m total budget is deployed in an efficient and value for money way.

As the Deputy Management Accountant, you will ensure the smooth running of month end and year end activities, along with ad hoc financial support. Linking in with the Finance Business Partners, to support them with their responsibilities.

Top Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to:

• Responsible for month end and year end processes and reporting, ensuring a smooth process in line with agreed timetables.
• Undertake all month end activities, including but not limited to identifying, preparing and posting journals, reviewing and identifying potential missing accruals and prepayments, pay models, sense checking forecasts and assisting stakeholders with explanation of variances.
• Ensure the integrity of transactions on financial systems, ensuring good controls and checks are in place to maintain accuracy.
• As required analyse financial and non-financial data, to determine trends, correlations and other statistical information which impact business decisions. Ensure in line with the MCA's Business Plan.
• Support Finance Business Partners in providing explanations for significant changes in budget, forecast and actuals; provide updates on issues, risks and opportunities to senior managers.

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Relevant experience in managing accounting roles or other accounting roles with transferable skills
• Intermediate Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Confident in working on own initiative, as part of a team and with various stakeholders including non-finance staff, budget holders, Directors and senior managers.

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 11th October 2026