Management Accountant

St John Ambulance; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Cycle to work scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Health and Wellbeing portal

NHS/Blue Light discounts

Job summary

St John Ambulance in Sheffield is seeking a Management Accountant to join the Financial Reporting Team on a 12-month interim basis. You will prepare and review accruals, prepayments, income recognition, and ledger reconciliations, ensuring timely and accurate monthly management accounts.

Working closely with the Lead Management Accountant, you will support budgets and forecasts, analyse variances, and provide meaningful commentary to stakeholders while upholding UK GAAP.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in accounting and UK GAAP.
• Experience preparing, reviewing and explaining transactions.
• Ability to analyse variances and provide commentary to stakeholders.
• Experience with financial systems such as SUN and Proactis.

Responsibilities

• Post and reconcile accruals, prepayments, deferred and accrued income.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts with finance business partners.
• Analyse financial performance and explain variances to budget holders.
• Develop relationships across Finance and the wider charity.
• Support year-end accounts and statutory audit.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Independent working

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Level 4 AAT or equivalent

Tools

SUN

Proactis

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Interim - Hybrid - Fixed term for 12 months

Sheffield

Our offer to you

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
• Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme (subject to terms)
• Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping

About Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,100 employees and over 20,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, and Young Responders programmes).

Job Summary

We are looking for a Management Accountant to join our Financial Reporting Team to support the delivery of high-quality statutory and management accounting services. Working closely with the Lead Management Accountant and wider finance team, you will be responsible for preparing and reviewing accruals, prepayments, income recognition, indirect cost allocations and ledger reconciliations, identifying and correcting errors, and contributing to the timely production of accurate management accounts.

You will support the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts, working collaboratively with Finance Business Partners and other stakeholders. The role requires strong accounting knowledge, excellent communication and relationship-building skills, and the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and provide clear, accurate financial commentary.

About You

You have a strong grounding in accounting, with a relevant professional qualification such as part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, Level 4 AAT, or equivalent experience.

You have experience preparing, reviewing and explaining accounting transactions, with strong technical accounting knowledge and an understanding of UK GAAP.

You're confident working with complex financial reconciliations and investigating discrepancies, ensuring financial information is accurate and reliable.

You have experience preparing budgets and forecasts, and can use financial information to provide clear, meaningful insight to stakeholders.

You're highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities and challenging deadlines, with strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills and experience using financial systems such as SUN and Proactis.

You're a clear and confident communicator who can build effective relationships and networks with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.

About the Role

Ensure key accounting transactions, including accruals, prepayments, deferred and accrued income, are accurately posted and reconciled, supporting the delivery of timely monthly management accounts.

Analyse financial and performance information, investigate material variances and provide clear explanations and recommendations to help budget holders and teams understand their financial performance.

Work with Finance Business Partners, budget holders and operational teams to support the preparation of accurate budgets and financial forecasts.

Develop trusted relationships across Finance and the wider charity, providing responsive, value-added advice and helping colleagues understand and apply good financial practices.

Review and document financial processes, identify risks and opportunities for improvement, and support the implementation of effective controls and more efficient ways of working.

Support year-end accounts and the statutory audit, contribute to financial projects and analysis, and work collaboratively with internal teams to promote knowledge-sharing, inclusion and continuous improvement

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role.

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have seven networks including The Armed Forces Network, The Disability & Accessibility Network, The Family & Carers Network, The Heritage & Ethnicity Equity Network, LGBTQIA + Equity, The Multifaith Network & The Women’s Network. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.

St John Ambulance is proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. We are committed to supporting current and former members of the Armed Forces, reservists, veterans, cadet force adult volunteers, and military families, ensuring they are treated fairly and are not disadvantaged in their recruitment or employment with us.

St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.