Senior Financial Accounting Manager – Hybrid Work

Chartered Institute of Building; Bracknell; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Private medical insurance

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Job summary

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is hiring a Financial Accounting Manager in Bracknell with hybrid working. You will lead the Financial Accounting Team and oversee statutory accounts, audits, and compliance, ensuring timely delivery of accurate financial statements and robust controls.

Key responsibilities include year-end statutory accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, payroll coordination with HR, bank and investment oversight, and coaching the team to strengthen internal controls

Qualifications

• Be part qualified or studying towards accounting qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Have proven experience in the preparation of Statutory accounts (NFP desirable)
• Strong understanding of accounting, finance, and management principles UK and International
• Have demonstrable experience in an accounting/finance team environment
• Strong experience in managing a team
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management capability with ability to influence and challenge
• Ability to deliver information clearly and accurately with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work to tight timescales, organised and flexible, with a focus on excellence
• A confident IT user with strong Excel skills and an ability to pick up new IT systems quickly
• Experience of UK and International payroll advantageous

Responsibilities

• Year-end production of statutory accounts and internal and external audits, in accordance with Charities Act, SORP and Companies Act requirements and all relevant international accounting standards.
• Balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring month end deadlines are met and unreconciled differences are resolved ensuring timely resolution and accurate accounting for all CIOB entities and subsidiaries.
• Identifying, standardising, and developing financial controls process improvements, and implement changes to strengthen the control environment and increase the efficiency of the team.
• Responsibility for the Institutes and its subsidiaries payrolls to ensure that an effective, accurate professional service is provided to all, working effectively with the Institutes HR Team to create a strong payroll operating model.
• Monitoring, maintaining, and overseeing the efficient management of the Institutes bank accounts, and investment funds to enable accurate reporting of the Institutes cash flow position.
• Managing and coaching all direct reports including goal setting, performance measurement, appraisals, training, and recruitment

Skills

Part qualified or studying towards

Strong interpersonal

Team management

Education

Accounting qualification (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel skills

Job description

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is hiring a Financial Accounting Manager in Bracknell with hybrid working. You will lead the Financial Accounting Team and oversee statutory accounts, audits, and compliance, ensuring timely delivery of accurate financial statements and robust controls.

Key responsibilities include year-end statutory accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, payroll coordination with HR, bank and investment oversight, and coaching the team to strengthen internal controls