Management Accountant (FTC)

PROSPECTUS; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity focusing on arts and culture seeks a Management Accountant on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This full-time role offers a salary between £35,000 and £40,000 FTE and allows hybrid working, with two office days weekly. The position involves financial reconciliations, budgeting, and collaboration with senior finance professionals to optimise processes. The ideal candidate is a part-qualified accountant with experience in charity finance and a strong command of Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience in month-end processes and reconciliations.
• Knowledge of charity finance and SORP.
• Understanding of financial accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reconciliations, month-end and year-end finance management.
• Support budgeting and reforecasting processes.
• Implement CRM and finance systems.

Skills

Data Analysis

Communication

Relationship Building

Attention to Detail

Education

Part-qualified Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Prospectus are delighted to be working with a charity that focuses it’s work within the arts and culture space to recruit for a Management Accountant role.

This role is available on a 6 month fixed term contract and full-time basis. The salary band on offer for this role is £35,000-£40,000 FTE. This role has hybrid working arrangements where you would be required to attend the London office 2 days a week.

Within this role, you will be responsible reconciling membership income, including delivering month-end and year-end finance management. You will support with reconciliations, management accounts, lead on budget and reforecasting processes, and be a beacon of knowledge when it comes to supporting with finance best practises and helping to optimise financial processes. You will work with senior finance professionals and budget holders on finance variances, and model new cost saving and business initiatives.

You will support with the implementation of a CRM and finance system, in terms of the financial aspects. You will also support with enhancements and training for team members within the finance department.

To be successful in this role, you will be a part-qualified accountant. You will have experience producing month-end processes and reconciliations, budgeting, reforecasting and data analysis.

You will have knowledge of charity finance (e.g. SORP). You will have an understanding of finance accounting principles, including management accounts and statutory reporting. You will have experience using Microsoft Excel. You will an excellent communicator with strong relationship building skills and outstanding attention to detail.

Desirably, you will have experience working within grant-giving or membership organisation. You will have experience implementing finance/CRM systems.