Management Accountant

University of Leicester; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Leicester is seeking a Management Accountant to enhance financial management and reporting within its finance team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality management accounts, supporting budgeting processes, and collaborating with various academic and professional service departments. A qualified accountant is essential, with strong analytical skills and the ability to convey financial information to diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave allowance

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in large, complex organizations.
• Ability to explain financial concepts effectively to stakeholders.
• Demonstrated capacity for business planning and decision support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate monthly management accounts.
• Provide insightful analysis and efficiency improvements.
• Collaborate with budget holders for effective resource allocation.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Communication

Influence Skills

Digital Skills

Time Management

Education

Degree or HND in a relevant discipline

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a finance professional to deliver an outstanding finance business partnering service to our academic and professional service areas.

The Management Accountant is a critical position within the University of Leicester's finance team, responsible for driving excellence in financial management and reporting. This role focuses on delivering timely and accurate monthly management accounts, developing robust forecasting models, and inputting into a dynamic budgeting process to support the university’s strategic and operational objectives.

As a trusted Business Partner to academic and professional service departments, the Management Accountant will provide insightful analysis, identify opportunities for efficiency improvements, and help ensure resources are allocated effectively. The post-holder will play a key role in enhancing financial sustainability, fostering collaboration across Colleges, Schools and Professional Services Divisions, and enabling informed decision-making at all levels of the university. The post-holder will work pro-actively with their budget-holders to anticipate needs and identify areas for financial improvement.

The role is part of a team of Management Accountants and Assistant Management Accountants working together to deliver pro-active and high quality services to a variety of stakeholders at all levels of the University.

About you

To be suitable for the role , you will be a qualified accountant, preferably with a degree or HND in a relevant discipline, with relevant working experience. You will have experience of providing professional advice in large and complex organisations.A demonstrable capacity to contribute to business planning and decision support, as well as excellent analysis, integrated thinking and influence skills will be essential. You will have proven written and oral communication skills and the ability to explain financial concepts and the implications of financial decisions to stakeholders.Good inter-personal and time management skills and the ability to influence others will be required. Self-motivation and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, in order to manage activities and projects, are essential aspects to the role. Highly developed digital skills are required.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Becky Johnson [e-mail]

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community ofCitizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local communitythrough our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Vacancy terms

Full-time or job share, fixed term contract for 12 months