Newly Qualified Management Accountant

Spence & Partners Limited; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading pensions firm where your skills as a qualified accountant will shine. This innovative company offers a collaborative environment that emphasizes personal and professional growth. You'll play a crucial role in managing financial tasks, preparing accounts, and building relationships with stakeholders. With a focus on delivering exceptional service, you'll thrive in a culture that values flexibility and teamwork. If you're looking for a rewarding career where you can make a real impact, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to develop your career in a supportive and ambitious setting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant seeking a career in a busy commercial finance environment.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Support the development of the Finance team and build relationships.

Skills

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Excellent Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Teamwork & Collaboration

Education

Accountancy Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Accounting Software (Sage, Oracle, SAP)

Job description

3173 is a privately owned UK firm of pensions experts with clients throughout the UK, serviced from offices in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds.

The 3173 Group of companies includes Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada), one of the UK’s largest professional pension scheme trustee companies. Spence & Partners provides full pension actuarial, consulting, investment consulting and administration services that provide simply smarter solutions for trustees, employers and members and Mantle: reimagines the traditional models of defined benefit pensions administration and actuarial valuation software.

The 3173 Culture

Our primary aim is to provide interesting, worthwhile and healthy careers for all our people; we believe that this emphasis sets us apart from our competitors. We are defined by our ethos and by our goal: Our ethos is an individual and collective commitment achieved through carefully balancing responsibility with freedom and flexibility, all of which is underpinned by a willingness to work interdependently. When we get this balance right, it is how we do our best work. We look after our staff first and foremost, but for a commercial purpose, which is to deliver great service profitably. By focusing on our goal, we provide the best outcomes for pension scheme members, trustees, and employers.

About You

You will be a recently qualified accountant with a keen interest in developing your skills within a busy commercial finance environment. You must be able to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities, in a pressured and deadline driven environment.

You will be a confident and articulate communicator with the ability to work with senior leaders and use your influencing skills to achieve the best outcomes for the business. You will thrive in a collaborative, fast moving team-based environment and have the ability to be able to prioritise competing priorities. You will support and contribute to the development of the wider Finance team. You will be highly competent in the use of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, while expecting to gain experience in using accounting software within a commercial environment.

You will be a diligent and driven individual with a high level of attention to detail and motivated to succeed within an ambitious and growing business. Someone who is confident, thorough and conscientious will excel in this role. Given that the finance team are a central function within the group, the ability to easily build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels is a necessity. You may be required to travel to different 3173 Group locations from time to time as part of your role.

Responsibilities & Criteria

Minimum (essential) requirements:

1. Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) seeking a career within a busy commercial finance environment.
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with both staff and external stakeholders.
3. Experienced and competent in the use of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
4. Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision and escalate matters where necessary to the relevant personnel.
5. Ability to work efficiently and prioritise your workloads in a fast-paced environment, delivering a high level of accuracy and attention to detail within tight timeframes.
6. Highly flexible, including willingness to work flexible hours at peak times.
7. Experienced in preparing management and statutory accounts.

Desirable requirements:

1. 1-2 years post qualification experience within a busy commercial environment.
2. Demonstrable experience in the use of accounting software such as Sage, Oracle, SAP or similar across sales ledger, purchase ledger and nominal ledger.
3. Experience within a fast-paced commercial financial environment.
4. Experience in training and developing junior staff.

Competencies

Delivers Results

1. High attention to detail and accuracy.
2. Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision and to tight deadlines.

Leadership

1. Contributes to and aligns to the strategic plan for the department.
2. Provides clarity of direction and ensures employees know what is expected of them.
3. Able to motivate, drive and engage positively with project team members.

Change & Innovation

1. Promotes and encourages innovative ways of working.
2. Directly manages change programmes committed to process improvement.

Communicating & Influencing

1. Promotes and encourages a culture of openness and transparency.
2. Demonstrates credibility and makes a strong impression.
3. Able to chair meetings, run workshops and facilitate sessions as required.

Customer Relationship Management

1. Passion for excellent customer focus.
2. Manage stakeholder expectations and keep them updated as required.

Teamwork & Collaboration

1. Able to bring out the best in people to form a cohesive team.
2. Promotes and encourages the use of collaboration across the organisation.

Circumstances

Location: Belfast (Hybrid Model). Minimum two days per week in the office.
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours (or 5 days per week) with additional hours as and when required.
All roles are subject to a six-month probationary period and all prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check.
As part of the pre-hire process the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting.

3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you are applying with a disability or long-term health condition, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable to share, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further please call and ask to speak to a member of the People team.

Due to the changing nature of our business, the role profile will inevitably change. We therefore recognise that from time to time, you will be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within your capabilities, as directed by the board.