Management Accountant

Cedar; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar in London is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join on a 12-month contract, with 1-2 days on site per week. You will lead budgeting, five-year financial planning and forecasting cycles while collaborating with senior stakeholders and guiding a small finance team.

You will manage monthly reports, support year-end processes, and prepare business cases, with oversight of grant expenditure and overhead recovery. A strong communicator and analyst is essential.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant with ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent.
• Experience in Higher Education.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, reconciliation and financial analysis experience.
• Experience managing or developing finance staff.
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, 5 year financial planning and forecasting cycles.
• Prepare monthly management reports, analysing income, expenditure and budget variances.
• Oversee month-end and year-end processes, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Provide financial advice and support to senior stakeholders and budget holders.
• Prepare business cases and funding justifications.
• Monitor research grant expenditure and maximise overhead recovery.
• Oversee invoicing, income management, debt recovery and recharges.
• Review and improve financial processes and controls.
• Line manage and develop two Finance Administrators.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Part-qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Experience in Higher Education

Job description

Management Accountant

Location: London (1-2 days on site per week) Salary: £225-£250 per day Length: 12 month contract

We're working with a large and complex Higher Education organisation in London, who are looking to appoint an experienced Management Accountant to join one of its institutes on a 12 month contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant with strong budgeting, forecasting and financial management experience. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, provide financial insight and lead a small finance team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead annual budgeting, 5 year financial planning and forecasting cycles.
• Prepare monthly management reports, analysing income, expenditure and budget variances.
• Oversee month-end and year-end processes, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Provide financial advice and support to senior stakeholders and budget holders.
• Prepare business cases and funding justifications.
• Monitor research grant expenditure and maximise overhead recovery.
• Oversee invoicing, income management, debt recovery and recharges.
• Review and improve financial processes and controls.
• Line manage and develop two Finance Administrators.

Essential experience:

• Part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• Experience working within Higher Education.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, reconciliation and financial analysis experience.
• Previous experience managing or developing finance staff.
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and stakeholder management skills.