Management Accountant

Independent Office for Police Conduct; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27.5 days annual leave + 5.0 days pro‑

Leave carryover option

Voluntary Health Cash Plan

Maternity leave package

Employee assistance programme

CSSC membership

Cycle to work scheme

Vivup purchases

Car Leasing Scheme

Staff networks for diversity

Learning and development

Flexible working options

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Independent Office for Police Conduct in Cardiff is seeking a talented Management Accountant to join our respected Finance Team. This role will provide expertise to inform strategic decision-making and enable the organisation to achieve its objectives.

You will deliver accurate, timely financial information to support transformation and improve services across the IOPC as we investigate serious complaints and conduct matters involving the police.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting including budgeting and forecasting.
• Experience producing and presenting reports to non-financial managers.
• Ability to analyse data from various sources to support decisions with attention to detail.
• Understanding of an effective financial control environment.
• Ability to work independently and manage a busy workload to meet deadlines.
• Experience communicating complex financial information to stakeholders.
• Current membership of UK accounting bodies (CIMA/CIPFA/ACCA/ICAEW) or in final year with commitment to complete qualification.
• High IT literacy, particularly MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Management accounting and reporting including budgeting and forecasting.
• Review and interpret data to ensure accuracy of reporting and provide insights.
• Develop realistic forecasts considering financial risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and stakeholders to add value to reporting.
• Track delivery of investment and efficiency plans and other performance targets.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Independent working

Excel proficiency

Education

CIMA/CIPFA/ACCA/ICAEW member or final year

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

• 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
• The option to buy, sell, or carry over annual leave is reviewed each year and offered when possible
• Voluntary Health Cash Plan provided by BHSF
• Civil Service maternity leave package
• PAM employee assistance programme
• Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to enjoy the latest home and electronics in a more affordable way provided by Vivup
• Car Leasing Scheme
• Staff Networks focussed on each of the protected characteristics - run for staff, by staff: Enable Network, Age Network, Welsh Network, Pride and LGBTQ+ Network, Sex and Family Network, Race, Religion and Belief Network
• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Additional Information:

Positive Action

Positive action as detailed in the Equality Act 2010, allows us to use measures designed to help improve equality in the workplace, and create a level playing field for all, whilst still employing everyone based on merit. Our workforce profile data shows that people who identify as black, Asian and minority ethnic are under-represented at the IOPC.

For this role – should we have a situation where multiple candidates have achieved the highest score and one identifies as black, Asian or minority ethnic, by using positive action, we can select that candidate for the role, therefore improving this area of under-representation at the IOPC. We will only use positive action in this way where the highest scoring candidates have all scored equally, at the final assessment stage, and above our required threshold.

Job Introduction

We are seeking a talented Management Accountant to join our respected and inclusive Finance Team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to upholding our core values and delivering a high quality management accounting service across the IOPC.

In this role, you will play a leading role in providing expertise that helps inform strategic decision-making and enables the organisation to achieve its objectives.

You will play a key role in delivering accurate, timely and meaningful financial information, supporting the continuous development and transformation of our services as we investigate the most serious complaints and conduct matters involving the police.

In return, we offer a varied and rewarding role within a supportive and inclusive environment, where your expertise will be valued, your development encouraged, and your contribution will make a real difference.

Main Responsibilities

• Management accounting and reporting including budgeting and forecasting.
• Review and interpret data to ensure accuracy of reporting and provide insight into the numbers.
• Assist the business in developing realistic forecasts that consider financial risks and opportunities.
• Engage with Finance Business Partners and other stakeholders to share information and add value to financial reporting.
• Track the delivery of agreed investment and efficiency plans and other performance targets.

Please refer to the Job Description for full role responsibilities.

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrable experience of management accounting including budgeting and forecasting
• Demonstrable experience of producing and presenting reports to non-financial managers
• Experience of analysing and accurately interpreting data from various sources to support decisions, demonstrating attention to detail, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Understanding of an effective financial control environment.
• Experience of working independently, managing a busy workload to deliver deadlines and priorities.
• Experience of effectively communicating complex financial information and decisions to a range of stakeholders.
• Current membership of one of the UK accounting bodies (CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA or ICAEW) and either fully qualified, or part qualified in final year of studies with a commitment to complete the qualification.
• High level of IT literacy, particularly MS Excel.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work at pace.
• Ability to analyse and accurately interpret data from various sources to support decisions, demonstrating attention to detail and problem-solving.
• Excellent communicator, with the ability to explain complex financial issues clearly and concisely.

The role requires clearance to BPSS

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About The Company

Be yourself:

The IOPC is committed to promoting equality and valuing diversity in everything we do. Our vision is to be, and to be seen as, a leader in inclusive employment and services, demonstrating this ethos in everything that we do.

• Being a Disability Confident employer, the IOPC is dedicating to removing the barriers for disabled people to thrive in the workplace. Please refer to our Reasonable Adjustment guidance document linked to this job advert on how to access Reasonable Adjustments with us.
• Our Staff Networks are constantly working to make the IOPC the leaders of inclusive employment, from our Allyship Programme to Welsh Language Standards and our Know the Line Policy, we are constantly seeking new ways to create an environment for all to develop and thrive.