Management Accountant - Fixed Term Appointment

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK government agency is seeking a Management Accountant to ensure accurate financial management and reporting. The successful candidate will facilitate forecasting, produce management accounts, and support audits. This role is crucial for enhancing financial transparency and decision-making within the agency, offering a dynamic work environment focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting.
• Ability to produce management accounts and financial reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating forecasting and reporting.
• Producing management accounts for budget holders.
• Supporting internal and external audits.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Reporting

Job description

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government’s office estate.

We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. We are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK – His Majesty’s Government – we are leading transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme, and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern, cost-effective real estate service solutions.

Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. We’re dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is about driving inclusion across our organisation and ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and civil servants.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact, influence, your voice matters, and you help shape our future.

The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion integral to our work, especially encouraging applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and LGBTQ+ community members.

The Management Accountant role in the GPA is vital for ensuring transactions are accurately recorded, producing management information, forecasts, and supporting business and GPA clients in decision-making.

Working across a diverse portfolio of projects and overheads, the post holder will build key relationships, ensure accurate management accounting, and provide analysis and interpretation to stakeholders.

The role contributes to fostering a culture of strong financial management within GPA.

Key Responsibilities

1. Facilitating forecasting and reporting
2. Producing management accounts for relevant budget holders
3. Generating financial reports for corporate stakeholders and GPA clients
4. Supporting internal and external audits
5. Preparing balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals and prepayments
6. Investigating variances, ensuring transaction accuracy, and identifying trends, risks, and opportunities in financial data
7. Supporting payroll, staff costs, ad-hoc recharging, and purchase-to-pay processes
8. Preparing and processing journals
9. Undertaking additional responsibilities relevant to the role and grade