Management Accountant (Interim)

Positive Employment; Devon and Torbay; Ibrido; GBP 42.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Positive Employment is seeking a Management Accountant with strong public sector experience. The role is hybrid, requiring three days in the office or four days in the office if preferred, and is initially a temporary-to-permanent opportunity for the right candidate.

The successful candidate will lead financial and management accounting, prepare budgets and forecasts, monitor financial performance, and provide advice and analysis to managers.

Competenze

• Essential: CCAB qualified or equivalent with recent and relevant public sector accountancy experience
• Desirable: Capital accounting or project management experience

Mansioni

• Lead technical financial and management accounting.
• Prepare and review budgets, forecasts and financial reports for capital and revenue.
• Monitor budgets and identify financial risks early.
• Provide financial advice, modelling and analysis to managers.
• Support year-end accounts and respond to audit queries.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, CIPFA guidance and Authority regulations.
• Support, train and guide finance staff.
• Be the main contact for budget holders with regular meetings and clear financial management accountability.
• Use IT software to produce timely, high-quality financial reports and information.
• Produce regular forecasts based on financial analysis to aid budget preparation and monitoring.
• Maintain proper accounting records and ensure a robust year-end close.

Conoscenze

Financial accounting

Management accounting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder liaison

Formazione

CCAB qualification or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Positive Employment is currently looking for a ManagementAccountant to join there dynamic team.

Looking for candidate to work on a hybrid basis 3 days a week in the office or 4 days preferred.

Ideally local - This role is temp to perm for the right candidate.

Relevant public sector experience. Doesn't have to be an NPA but local authority or public sector accountant is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical financial and management accounting
• Prepare and review budgets, forecasts and financial reports for capital and revenue
• Monitor budgets and identify financial risks early
• Provide financial advice, modelling and analysis to managers
• Support year-end accounts and respond to audit queries
• Ensure compliance with legislation, CIPFA guidance and Authority regulations
• Support, train and guide finance staff

As this post is central to the financial management and accounting processes across the Authority, the post holder will deal with:

• Directors, Heads of Service, Project Managers and Finance staff
• Internal and External Auditors
• Other staff at all levels, both within and outside the finance team

Job Purpose and Key Duties:

To deliver financial and management accounting services for a all areas of the Authority.

The services may include, for revenue and capital:

• Budget preparation
• Budget monitoring
• Accounting record maintenance and completion of final accounts, grant claims and statistical returns
• Support for key projects and contracts including business cases
• Financial analysis

This will involve:

• Being responsible for the financial support and financial processes for specific service(s) covering both capital and revenue, ensuring these are delivered through the year;
• Taking active ownership for delivering key outputs during the year. This includes ensuring that statistical returns and other key deadlines are met and that outputs are of a high quality to support effective financial management;
• Main point of contact for budget holders, providing a high standard of service with regular meetings, to help support them with their financial management accountabilities;
• Using IT software to produce financial reports and information on a timely basis and to a high standard, to ensure that key timetables are met;
• Using information from directorates, produce regular, accurate and up to date forecasts based on financial analysis to aid budget preparation and monitoring purposes;
• Ensuring that proper accounting records are maintained during the year to support financial management and ensure an efficient financial close at the year end. This will include carrying out any relevant administrative tasks or delegating when able;
• Using regular monitoring, proactively respond to financial risks (such as overspending) and opportunities, advising on action and escalating issues where appropriate;
• Regularly perform reconciliations of balance sheet and income accounts and expenditure accounts where appropriate. Investigate and variances on a timely basis and take necessary action, escalating when necessary;

Qualifications

Essential: CCAB qualified or equivalent with recent and relevant public sector accountancy experience

Desirable: Capital accounting or project management experience

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS INSIDE SCOPE OF IR35