Management Accountant

Hoople Ltd; Hereford; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Aviva pension salary sacrifice

Flexible benefits scheme

Leave buy/sell options

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare plans

Leave entitlements up to 31 days after

Job summary

Hoople Ltd is seeking a Management Accountant on a part-time basis (18.5 hours per week) in Hereford, with hybrid working arrangements. The role involves budgeting, forecasting and providing financial analysis to support Herefordshire Council’s Economy and Environment and Corporate Services directorates.

The successful candidate will manage budgets, forecasts, and year-end activities, while engaging with service managers to resolve financial challenges in a dynamic public sector environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of setting budgets and forecasting for services.
• Ability to provide accurate financial analysis to service managers.
• Experience with public sector finance and compliance.
• Proven ability to engage with budget managers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support budget setting and forecasting processes.
• Produce financial analyses for directorates and managers.
• Monitor and report on year-end deadlines and targets.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative finance team environment.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Public sector finance

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

About The Role

Job Title:Management Accountant
Hours:18.5 per week
Location: Hereford (Hybrid)
Salary:Hoople Band E £37,932- £47,816 per annum

Contract:Permanent

Closing Date: 1st November 2026
Interview Date: 10th November 2026

Are you an accountant who thrives by engaging with budget managers to understand service need and resolving challenges? Do you have a passion for providing accurate data that influences the strategic decisions? We are looking for a management accountant with an eye for detail, experience of public sector finance, and an ability to engage with people to work in a dynamic and changing environment supporting Herefordshire Council’s Economy and Environment and Corporate Services directorates.

The role requires a management accountant with experience of setting budgets, forecasting, meeting year end deadlines, managing and motivating employees and providing financial analysis for service managers.

This role is part of an award winning finance team, with high standards of excellence and generating innovate problem solving. The team encourages learning and developing, creating an environment for career building and teamwork with a supportive culture.

Hoople offer 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays rising to 31 days after 5 years’ service, and an Aviva salary sacrifice pension scheme. We also provide a flexible benefits scheme which provides a range of benefits and discounts across retailers, the option to buy or sell annual leave, cycle to work scheme and healthcare plans.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered as will part time working.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledgeto support the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supportingyoung people leaving our care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.

About Us

Our vision

To provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them.

Our mission

Creating and building trusted and sustainable relationships in order to deliver business critical services for our key customers.

Our values

• Passion for improvement - Continuous improvement to develop more effective ways of delivering services for our customers
• Customer focus - Satisfying our customers and helping them to support themselves
• Professional integrity - Bringing the best of our shared technical expertise and professional values to our work
• Mutual support - Whether one-to-one or in teams, we encourage and support each other to strive for excellent performance in all that we do
• Ambition - Our staff are committed to the success of our company in delivering effective services to organisations, communities and individuals