Management Accountant - Fixed Term Appointment

Civil Nuclear Constabulary; South Oxfordshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency for nuclear safety is seeking a Management Accountant responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. This role, based in Culham, offers hybrid working and comes with a generous benefits package, including 27.5 days of annual leave and a significant pension contribution. Candidates should be AAT qualified or studying for ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA with strong Excel skills.

Benefits

27.5 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Free gym on-site

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in an accountancy environment.
• Effective communication skills for collaborating with stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of managing public money.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical business partnering in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting.
• Take ownership of month-end reporting processes.
• Develop processes and improve models with the Business System Support team.

Skills

AAT Qualified or studying for ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA

Experience in financial reporting

Advanced MS Excel skills

Tools

Oracle (Fusion and EPM)

Job description

Up to £39,929 plus a £2,000 South East allowance per annum and generous benefits package.
Based at Culham, Oxfordshire (hybrid working)
12 month fixed term appointment
Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed police service dedicated to the nuclear industry. Our vision is to be recognised nationally and internationally as the United Kingdom’s leading organisation for the provision of protective policing for the civil nuclear industry and other critical national infrastructure. Given the critical nature of our work, it’s vital that we recruit skilled and committed professionals to our team. We are looking for a Management Accountant to join our team.
The Management Accountant is responsible for providing technical business partnering in all aspects of monthly financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting with an emphasis on process efficiency and continuous improvement alongside the production of robust management information to enable effective decision making. You will take full ownership of month-end reporting processes including the analysis and production of reporting packs, as well as leading the budgeting and forecasting exercises, receiving financial submissions, consolidating, and incorporating into the medium-term financial plan.
You will work closely with internal and external customers and stakeholders, managing the relationships, providing financial advice, developing reporting, and supporting with tracking and modelling financials. In conjunction with our Financial Control team, you’ll help to produce accurate and timely end of year accounts, ensuring that financial controls are maintained, and undertake audit activities. You will have a keen eye for detail to ensure the integrity of the data held in Oracle (Fusion and EPM) and work closely with our Business System Support team to develop additional reporting and improve processes and models. You will have good knowledge of Managing Public Money and will ensure that the CNC are following these principles.
To be successful in this role you should be AAT Qualified or be actively studying towards a professional qualification with a recognised Accountancy body (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) with demonstrable experience in an accountancy environment, providing management reporting and facilitating budgeting and forecasting processes. You will be highly competent and experienced using Enterprise Resource Planning systems and MS Office applications, and be an advanced user of Excel to maintain, develop, and build financial models. You will be an effective communicator and confident in collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits of working at the CNC:
- 27.5 days annual leave (rising each year after 2 years’ service) plus bank holidays
- Additional 30 minutes time worked during the week to accrue additional leave, which can be used for period between Christmas and New Year
- Generous pension scheme (20.7% employer contribution, 8.2% employee) The employer contribution for this grade is £7,421 minimum per year, and minimum employee contribution of £2,940. A total minimum annual pension contribution of £10,361!
- Flexitime working scheme.
- Bonus scheme – dependent on organisational performance, up to a maximum of 7% of salary
- Officers and staff also have the opportunity to join the national Blue Light Card scheme which offers discounts on a variety of products and services to those working in the emergency services, NHS, and Armed Forces
- Free gym on-site
- Enhanced family friendly and wellbeing policies
- Cycle to Work scheme.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At CNC we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.
Through the dedicated commitment of our affinity networks, ED&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our ED&I commitments, ensuring the CNC is an employer of choice, where everyone feels included.
Please review the video links below which will give you an overview of the vetting process that you will be required to go through if you are successful in your application to join the CNC:
- Vetting: An Overview - https://youtu.be/lRit8RA7Zpo
- Vetting and Finances - https://youtu.be/JmZP7r-9MEE
- Vetting and Life Experiences - https://youtu.be/jVPHvgpB8nc
- Vetting and Internet Use - https://youtu.be/hvXPicGQmYg
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with us at [e-mail].
If you are interested in applying for this role, please follow the link below. You will need to ensure you attach your CV and a Covering Letter that detail your suitability against the above responsibilities and experience.