Management Accountant

Michael Page; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career average pension

Monthly office visits

Flexible remote working

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a Management Accountant for a healthcare organisation in the Lake District. Flexible remote working with monthly office visits.

You will manage budgets, deliver monthly management accounts, variance analysis and support decision-making in finance. The role emphasizes financial controls, reporting, and leveraging Excel and Power BI for insights.

Qualifications

• Strong management accounting experience, including monthly reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Experience with internal controls and financial processes.
• Able to develop dashboards and financial insights using Excel and Power BI.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information to non-finance colleagues and senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Review and document finance processes and internal controls.
• Develop and coordinate a programme of financial control and assurance reviews.
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis and narrative reporting.
• Produce cash-flow forecasts and support year-end reporting and external audits.
• Develop dashboards and financial insight using Excel, Power BI and other tools.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Financial analysis

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

This Management Accountant role in the Lake District is all about keeping the numbers in check and ensuring the smooth financial running of our Public Sector organisation. You'll handle budgets, provide financial insights and support decision-making within the accounting and finance department.

Client Details

A healthcare organisation based in the Lake District. Flexible remote working with monthly office visits.

Description

Financial Controls and Assurance

• Review and document existing finance processes and internal controls.
• Develop and coordinate a proportionate programme of financial control and assurance reviews.
• Identify weaknesses and implement practical, risk-based improvements.
• Ensure finance policies and procedures remain current, proportionate and embedded across the organisation.

Management Accounts and Financial Reporting

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including budget variance analysis, year-end forecasts and clear narrative reporting for finance and non-finance audiences.
• Continually improve and automate management accounting and reporting processes where appropriate.
• Produce and maintain cash-flow forecasts and monitor organisational liquidity.
• Develop dashboards, analysis and financial insight using Excel, Power BI and other appropriate digital tools.
• Support year-end financial reporting and external audit requirements.

Profile

• Able to consider qualified, part qualified or QBE candidates
• Strong preference to NHS, Care, Education or general Public Sector backgrounds
• Strong management accounting experience, including monthly reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, balance sheet management and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with accounting and financial systems.
• Ability to analyse complex financial information and communicate it clearly to non finance colleagues and senior leaders.
• Experience of improving financial processes and an interest in using technology and automation to improve efficiency and insight.

Job Offer

• Salary is dependent on experience but is up to £57k
• Permanent position within the Public Sector
• Career average pension - 20%+
Flexible remote working apart from monthly office visits