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Rothamsted Research; Hatching Green; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Rothamsted Research is hiring a Management Accountant to provide high-quality financial and management accounting support for both Rothamsted Research (RRES) and its trading subsidiary, RoSS. The role collaborates with the Finance Manager to deliver accurate reporting and robust controls.

Based in Harpenden with hybrid working arrangements, you will manage month-end tasks, prepare accruals and prepayments, and contribute to strengthening financial processes during a period of transformation.

Qualifications

• Experience of month-end processes and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Able to build effective working relationships and manage competing priorities.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or QBE.

Responsibilities

• Prepare management accounts for Rothamsted Research and RoSS.
• Support RRES month-end processes, accruals and prepayments.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and review financial transactions.
• Support the annual budget process and audit activities.

Skills

Month-end processes

Balance sheet reconciliations

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent or QBE

Tools

Business World Unit4 ERP

Job description

Management Accountant

Company: Rothamsted Research. Salary: £42,082 to £42,082 a year, pro rata. Hours: Full-time. Location: Harpenden, AL5 2JQ. Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote. Job type: Permanent. Closing date: 9 Oct 2026.

Location: Hybrid with 3 days in our Harpenden office

Department: Finance

Contract: Full-time, Permanent (We welcome flexible working requests and are open to discussing a range of arrangements)

Join a world-leading research organisation and help shape the future through financial insight

Join Rothamsted Research as a Management Accountant and play a key role in delivering high-quality financial and management accounting support across both Rothamsted Research (RRES) and its trading subsidiary, Rothamsted Scientific Services (RoSS).

Working closely with the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for preparing management accounts for RRES and RoSS and supporting the preparation of RRES month-end processes, producing accruals and prepayments, completing balance sheet reconciliations, reviewing financial transactions, and supporting the annual budget and audit processes.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a finance team during a period of transformation, contributing to continuous improvement while helping to ensure robust financial controls and reporting across the organisation.

Essential skills and experience

• Experience of month-end processes and balance sheet reconciliations
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
• Able to build effective working relationships and manage competing priorities
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or QBE

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience working within a charity, not-for-profit, research institute, or grant-funded environment.
• Familiarity of restricted and unrestricted grant funding.
• Experience using Business World Unit4 ERP.

About You

Are you a detail-oriented finance professional with strong technical accounting skills?

Do you have a passion for turning financial data into meaningful insight?

Are you comfortable working collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels?

Do you enjoy identifying opportunities to improve systems and processes?

Are you ready to make an impact?

We welcome flexible working requests and are open to discussing a range of arrangements, including part-time working, job share, compressed hours and other flexible options. We encourage applicants to let us know what flexibility they are seeking so we can explore what may be possible.

We recognise that skills and experience can be gained in different ways, and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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