Management Accountant Stockport Council Stockport £43,693 - £49,764 Expires on 22/06/2025

Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council in Stockport is seeking a Management Accountant for a temporary full-time position. The role combines traditional management accounting duties with project support aimed at improving financial efficiency. Ideal for candidates with strong analytical and presentation skills, this position promises opportunities for professional development within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Employee benefits program

Qualifications

• Effective analytical skills to assess financial implications.
• Confident presentational skills to convey financial information.
• Ability to be flexible and prioritize tasks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective management of council resources and deliver value for money.
• Support both traditional management accounting and key projects.
• Prepare annual budgets and monitor financial positions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Self-organization

Job description

Management Accountant
MB4 (£43,693 - £49,764)
37 hours, Full-Time
Temporary (2 years)
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking (required presence in the office is on ad hoc basis mainly dependent on specific requirement for e.g. face to face meeting)

Application Deadline: Sunday 22 June 2025 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: by end 30 June 2025
Interview Date: 3rd / 4th July 2025
Interview Type: Interview and Test

Your Role

We are looking for a skilled and motivated person to be part of ensuring that the council manages its resources effectively, delivering value for money, exploiting opportunities to drive out inefficiencies and generating income where appropriate.

The role will consist of both traditional management accounting and support to key projects. The role will change and develop over the two years and will react to demands from the projects and services.

Projects will include those linked to the council’s savings programme. The more traditional management accounting will include providing financial advice and support budget holders and other colleagues; annual budget preparation; closure of the accounts as well as monitoring of budgets and providing regular summary financial positions statements and forecasts at a variety of levels and detail.

You will receive direct support from the Group Accountant(s) carrying out all of the above.

About You

The job will be ideal for someone who has effective analytical skills and can quickly assess financial implications and advise stakeholders accordingly. Part of this entails at times a high support, high challenge approach when engaging with budget holders in a helpful manner.

The job will require confident presentational skills, and the ability to convey financial information in a variety of styles to suit the audience

The role requires the ability to be flexible, self-organised and prioritise tasks.

About Us

The job will be ideal for someone looking for a blend of traditional management accounting work, dovetailed to the financial reporting cycle of budget setting, monitoring and closedown; and project-based work.

It will provide opportunities for further self-development and sample working with colleagues at a variety of levels.

You will be working in a small friendly team and supported throughout.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team!

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Kora Yohannan on [e-mail] for an informal discussion about the role

This post is politically restricted under the terms of the 1989 Local Government and Housing Act. This dictates that you must seek the council’s permission before taking up any additional appointments or positions.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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