Management Accountant

Hopwood Hall College

Middleton

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 65,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Hopwood Hall College is seeking an experienced CCAB qualified accountant to lead management accounts, budgeting and year-end reporting. The role supports the Assistant Director of Finance & Estates and senior management to promote financial health and ensure compliance with financial regulations.

You will develop budgets with budget holders, produce monthly management accounts with commentary, manage accruals and prepayments, review balances, and support audit recommendations.

Qualifications

CCAB qualified accountant with extensive experience in management accounts, budgeting and bank reconciliations from a large complex organisation.
Part qualified candidates with considerable experience in a similar role will be considered.

Responsibilities

Develop budgets with budget holders in line with strategic plans.
Prepare draft consolidated monthly management accounts with variance analysis and explanations.
Ensure accruals and prepayments schedules are up to date and month-end timetable is followed.
Review management accounts with the Assistant Director of Finance & Estates and provide insights.
Assist in producing user-friendly budget holder reporting with timeliness and accuracy.
Provide financial guidance to budget holders to manage their budgets.
Develop and implement procedures to ensure capital costs are correctly accounted for each month end.
Review ledgers and ensure timely supplier payments and tuition income collection.
Ensure compliance with audit and statutory requirements and implement audit recommendations.
Provide leadership and training on financial procedures for staff.

Skills

CCAB qualified

Budgeting

Management accounts

Audit readiness

Financial analysis

Education

CCAB qualification

Tools

Excel

Finance software

Job description

To combine financial, analytical and management skills to provide support to the Assistant Director of Finance & Estates and Senior Management Team with decision making and promoting long term financial health of the business. To ensure compliance with the Financial Regulations and Procedures to meet all relevant audit and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

To work with Budget Holders and the Assistant Director of Finance & Estates to develop budgets in line with strategic plans
To prepare draft consolidated monthly management accounts, including commentary, analysis and explanation of variances from budget and any abnormal income or expenditure
To ensure that all accruals and prepayments schedules are up to date at every month end and lead on issuing and ensuring the month end timetable is followed and staff keep to key deadlines set
To review the management accounts with the Assistant Director of Finance & Estates offering insights and analysis into nominal activity and produce final management accounts
To assist in the production of user-friendly budget holder reporting ensuring timeliness, relevancy and accuracy
Assist budget holders to manage their budgets through monitor performance and providing financial advice and guidance as required
To develop and implement procedures to ensure capital costs in revenue are identified and work with the Technical Accountant to ensure correctly accounted for each month end
Review the monthly sales ledger and purchase ledger aged debtors listing and put in place actions to ensure the timely payment of suppliers and the raising of income due from tuition fees through monthly reconciliation of the EBS system
To comply with audit and statutory requirements, in line with the college’s financial regulations and procedures and which reflect best practice
To develop and implement innovative financial systems, controls and procedures using latest technologies that reflect best practice in the sector, meet audit requirements and ensure cost effective deployment of staff
To ensure the accurate and timely recording and processing of general ledger transactions such as accruals, prepayments, deferrals, recharges etc. and that all transactions are appropriately authorised in line with college procedures and audit requirements. Ensure all control accounts are reconciled monthly excluding bank, fixed assets, loans and VAT
To ensure timely processing of the payroll payments and other associated payments (e.g., pensions, NI etc.) including the reconciliation of all control accounts and accurate allocation of individual costs. Liaise with HR staff to ensure the accuracy of individual payments in line with budget and staffing approvals
Support the Assistant Director of Finance with the payroll budget setting process and ensure that systems are in place and monitored on a monthly basis to reforecast budgets and provide accurate forecasting of payroll
To liaise with auditors and provide assistance, support and access to relevant and appropriate information, records and files. To implement all audit recommendations within agreed timescales
To provide guidance and training to all College staff on financial procedures and budget holder responsibilities and other related queries. To ensure the provision of a finance function that supports College activities e.g., enrolment
To provide leadership and direction including performance management of staff involved with the sales and purchase ledgers
Working closely with the Senior Finance Officer, providing support and cover as may be requiredAny other duties of a similar level of responsibility as may be required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications Essential Criteria

CCAB qualified accountant with a significant amount of experience in management accounts, budgeting and performing bank reconciliations gained from working in a large complex organisation. Part qualified accountant with considerable experience in a similar role will be considered

Desirable Criteria

Management qualification

How Identified: Certificates

Experience Essential Criteria

Strong track record of effective staff performance management within a busy finance department.
At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
Experience of balance sheet reconciliations and nominal analysis
Ability to manage and prioritise team workload to meet deadlines and audit requirements
Experienced at producing the monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements

Desirable Criteria

Education sector although all sectors considered including the private sector.

How Identified: Application / Interview

Specialist Knowledge Essential Criteria

Experience of developing systems and procedures for financial ledger input, control and reconciliation
Experience of preparing monthly management accounts
Experience of producing timely and accurate financial management information for key stakeholders and staff at all levels.
Investigation of anomalies and variances.

Desirable Criteria