Management Accountant

The Woodland Trust; Grantham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Insurance

Hybrid work

Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays

Holiday buy/sell

Parental pay enhancement

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

The Woodland Trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, is seeking a finance professional to produce monthly management accounts with clear commentary. The role partners with budget holders and senior leaders to deliver accurate budgets and forecasts while ensuring compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.

You will review and enhance financial systems, provide risk assessments and scenario models for strategic planning, and advise on financially sound decisions.

Qualifications

• Monthly management accounts experience
• Partner with budget holders and senior leaders on budgets/forecasts
• Strong understanding of charity regulations and best-practice guidelines
• Risk analysis, reconciliations, variance analysis and clear recommendations
• Experience with financial systems; Unit4 is advantageous
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA/CIPFA qualifications advantageous but not essential

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts with clear commentary to support decision-making
• Work with senior leaders and budget holders to deliver approved budgets and forecasts
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, financial regulations and Charity Commission rules
• Review and enhance financial systems and reporting tools to improve efficiency
• Provide financial risk assessments and scenario models for planning and change control
• Advise budget holders and senior leaders on financial decisions
• Hybrid role with home working and head office attendance no more than monthly at Grantham

Skills

Management accounts

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial controls

Risk analysis

Presentation

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA/CIPFA

Tools

Unit4 (Business World)

Job description

The Role:

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts with clear commentary to support informed decision-making.
• Work closely with senior leaders and budget holders to deliver approved budgets and forecasts.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, financial regulations, Charity Commission rules and other regulatory bodies.
• Review and enhance financial systems, reporting tools and working practices to strengthen efficiency.
• Provide financial risk assessments and create scenario models to support strategic planning and change control.
• Influence and advise budget holders and senior leaders, ensuring accountability for financial decisions.
• This is a hybrid position with a mix of home working, and from our head office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Head office attendance would be required no more than once a month on average.

The Candidate:

• Proven experience preparing, reviewing and analysing monthly management accounts.
• Skilled at partnering with budget holders and senior leaders to deliver accurate budgets and forecasts.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, charity regulations and best-practice guidelines.
• Confident in risk analysis, reconciliations, variance analysis and presenting clear recommendations.
• Experience of using financial systems, specifically Unit4 (Business World), would be advantageous.
• Possession of one of the following qualifications would be advantageous, but not essential: ACCA, CIMA, ACA, ICAS or CIPFA.

Benefits and Wellbeing:

Joining our team means you'll be part of our fight for a greener, healthier planet for people and wildlife. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:

• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible and hybrid working options (7am - 7pm)
• Generous annual leave - 25 Days plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Enhanced parental pay
• Employee assistance programme

To support inclusivity and remove barriers for candidates, we publish all salaries upfront and proudly follow the We Show the Salary pledge. The salary listed is the set salary for this role, and we don't ask applicants to state their current pay or expectations. If you choose to apply, we'll take that as confirmation that the advertised salary meets your expectations.

About Us:

The Woodland Trust is the UK's largest woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make a difference by protecting, restoring and creating woodland and getting more trees in the ground.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

To achieve our mission, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.

Acceptable Use - Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their job applications. However, we ask that any information submitted reflects your own experience, skills and understanding. During interviews, candidates are expected to respond independently without the use of AI tools.

Interviews will take place virtually, via MS Teams.