Management Accountant

SOLOS Consultants Ltd; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm is seeking an experienced Management Accountant for a 3-6 month contract in Glenfield, UK. The role involves delivering accurate financial information, supporting decision-making, and developing management reports. Ideal candidates will possess strong skills in financial analysis, communication, and experience with ERP systems like Oracle. This opportunity falls under IR35 regulations.

Qualifications

• Proven accounting procedures in a complex financial environment.
• Ability to communicate technical financial information to non-specialists.
• Significant experience in Education finance issues is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and information to support effective decision making.
• Deliver accurate financial information for reporting and analysis.
• Support the development of management reports and related systems.

Skills

Financial reporting

Financial analysis

Communication of financial information

ERP systems (preferably Oracle)

Project management principles

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Overview

Our client is seeking an experience Management Accountant, to join the business on a 3-6 month contract initially, with possibility of further extension.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Gaining sufficient understanding of the Department and its operations to ensure that financial advice and information provided supports effective decision making.
• To understand and keep up to date with changes to the way that we operates providing appropriate financial advice, including partnerships and projects.
• Develop a full understanding of the Department's needs to ensure that financial issues are identified and support the Business Partner, working with other Finance teams, in ensuring that departmental managers have the appropriate advice, knowledge and skills to discharge their financial responsibilities
• Deliver accurate, timely and relevant financial information used by the Service Department, including financial reporting and analysis, financial planning and submissions to government or partner organisations.
• Support the development of management reports and the related systems to improve the links between financials, operational activity, quality and targeted outcomes.

Further Qualifications / Candidate Profile

• The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate and evidence the following:
• Provide some cover on High Needs (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) financial issues.
• Ensuring integrity of financial information
• Accounting procedures gained in a complex financial environment.
• Communicating technical financial information to non-finance specialists in an easily understandable way, both in written form and face to face.
• Experience of using a large footprint ERP (preferably Oracle) and reporting tools
• Involvement with finance or business projects, including an understanding of project management principles.
• Ideally the candidate will have significant experience in Education finance issues.

Knowledge

• Good understanding of all the different areas of finance
• Developments in the services supported
• Use of technology to improve management information and working practices
• Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of Finance best practice, reporting, forecasting and budgeting techniques.
• Best practice and efficiency of financial analysis techniques.

IR35

This role has been deemed to be in scope of IR35.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established organisation, if the above matches your skills and abilities then please apply immediately