Management Accountant

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Old Stratford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization in Old Stratford is seeking a finance professional to handle monthly management accounts and reports. The role involves ensuring compliance in financial processes, reporting labour costs, and supporting business planning. Ideal candidates will have experience in finance and the ability to provide strategic financial insights. This position is crucial for the organization’s operational delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting and analysis.
• Strong understanding of compliance controls.
• Ability to provide strategic financial guidance.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts.
• Develop monthly MI reports to support decisions.
• Ensure compliance controls are exercised.
• Accurately report and recover labour costs.
• Lead financial tracking of proposals.
• Coordinate Corporate business plans development.
• Provide advice to enhance financial plans.

Job description

Partner with the operational business to produce monthly management accounts and MI to support operational delivery and decision making.

• Complete the monthly financial process to produce the monthly management accounts;
• Develop and deliver the full suite of monthly MI reports (and supplementary ad-hoc analysis as required) to support business decision making;
• Review the FCDO Services compliance controls to ensure they are fully exercised on a monthly basis in line with best accounting practices and that corrective actions are put in place to deal with any discrepancies
• Ensure that labour costs are accurately reported and recovered across the FCDO Services Corporate functions, reviewing and revising charging processes as needs change
• Support the development of Opex and Capex proposals and lead on financial tracking to ensure benefits are realised
• Coordinate the development of Corporate business plans, providing advice and guidance to Directors and their Senior Management Teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery
• Provide ongoing advice, support and constructive challenge to the business to support the delivery of their financial plans, proactively identifying areas of improvement