Management Accountant – Hybrid & Projects

University of Derby; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Derby is seeking a proactive finance professional to support key financial processes across the University. The role focuses on non-pay expenditure and project finance, with duties spanning month-end, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations and management accounting.

You will work with budget managers and Post-Award colleagues to manage set-up, budgets, claims, invoicing, forecasting and reporting, ensuring robust financial control and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience with financial regulations and governance frameworks.
• Experience of month-end and year-end accounting and audit processes.
• Experience of reconciling financial information.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post month end accruals and pre-payments with backup for audit.
• Provide non-pay variance analysis and commentary for management accounts.
• Support budget managers with ad-hoc reports and non-pay/project queries.
• Train budget managers to use budget control functions and provide ad-hoc analysis.

Skills

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Deadline driven

Teamwork

Process improvement

Flexibility

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Part AAT qualification

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

Oracle Cloud Financials

ePBCS

Job description

The University of Derby is seeking a proactive finance professional to support key financial processes across the University. The role focuses on non-pay expenditure and project finance, with duties spanning month-end, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations and management accounting.

You will work with budget managers and Post-Award colleagues to manage set-up, budgets, claims, invoicing, forecasting and reporting, ensuring robust financial control and compliance.