Management Accountant

Houses of Parliament Restoral and Renewal Programme; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme is seeking a Management Accountant to support financial operations. You will collaborate with various finance teams to deliver accurate financial reporting while driving continuous improvement in financial processes. This role requires a Chartered Accountancy qualification and offers a competitive salary along with numerous benefits including a hybrid working model.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus public holidays

Discretionary bonus scheme

Life assurance of 4 x salary

Group Income Protection

Pension – up to 10% employer contribution

Up to 5 days paid volunteering

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional Body Fees paid

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified with experience in finance.
• Demonstrable knowledge in variance and budgetary analysis.
• Ability to work in a changing project environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and management accounting support.
• Ensure robust financial information for decision-making.
• Perform month-end duties including accruals and reconciliations.

Skills

Variance analysis

Budgetary analysis

Relationship management

Agile working

Education

Chartered Accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW)

Job description

Our Finance team are seeking aManagement Accountantto join them. You will work alongside theFinance Business Partner team, Financial Planning and Analysis Team and Financial Controls Team, to provide comprehensive financial and management accounting support.

The Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Programme is set up to preserve the Palace of Westminster, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, for future generations and ensure it can continue to serve as the home of the UK Parliament in the 21st Century.

Working across the Finance Team you will ensure that business areas have robust financial information to support effective decision making. You will also provide support and insight in an accurate and timely way and be a sounding board to new initiatives, helping to identify risks and opportunities and explain financial concepts to non-finance people.

You will be performing month end duties for our key business areas including accruals, prepayments and account reconciliations and producing month end budget variance reports for our operations and overhead budgets. You will also assist with Year-End accounts and audit work, assist with responses to internal stakeholders on their budgets and spend and work with wider finance teams to ensure an efficient and effective service is provided at all times. An active member of our finance community, you will be expected to contribute to the continuous improvement and added value of the finance function, identifying areas where we can automate and simplify processes and co-ordinate the changes needed.

About you
Qualified or part-qualified with a Chartered Accountancy qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW, you will have demonstrable knowledge and experience of variance, budgetary analysis and writing SMART commentary. You will have experience of building positive working relationships with those at management level and be able to demonstrate that you can work in an agile way and, as we are a new organisation, have experience of working in a changing project environment.

Candidates should apply by submitting a CV and cover letter stating suitability for the role. Please state in your cover letter if you believe you have any current or potential conflicts of interest relating to this role.

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Salary circa £50,000 per annum

Benefits include:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays

• Discretionary bonus scheme depending on both corporate and individual performance

• Life assurance of 4 x salary death in service

• Group Income Protection

• Pension – up to 10% employer contribution

• Up to 5 days paid volunteering

• Cycle to work scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Professional Body Fees paid

• Working in a hybrid / smart way- 2 days minimum in London office

We look forward to receiving your application by 12 noon on Monday 21st July 2025.

Security

Successful candidates will be required to complete security vetting to a minimum Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level obtained through the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD). Candidates are required to pass these checks before a start date can be confirmed. Applicants should also be aware that, depending on the role applied for, if they have resided outside of the UK for a total of more than two of the last five years, they may not be eligible for vetting.