Management Accountant required for leading Surrey Charity

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified accountant

Client Details

A particularly worthwhile Surrey based Charity are looking to recruit a Management Accountant on a permanent basis

Description

The role of Management Accountant is to provide high quality support to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis in the annual budget setting process, whilst being responsible for the monthly management accounts, including production, analysis, reporting and communication

Maintain the full analysis, with all appropriate backup, of the current organisational budget: pay, non-pay, income and capital; ensuring that all documentation is fully backed up.

Ensure complete transparency with budget holders of all components and assumptions inherent in the budget.

As directed by the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, input any agreed changes to the budgets, in full liaison with budget holders.

For each annual budget, liaise with budget holders to agree monthly phasing assumptions. These will be fixed at the beginning of the financial year, unless authorised by the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

Prepare and deliver accurate, timely management information and financial reports to support strategic decision-making and operational performance monitoring. * On a monthly basis, prepare the management accounts for the organisation. For presentation to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, ensure arithmetic accuracy, full reconciliation to the general ledger, analysis of all material variances and identification of underlying trends.

Once the management accounts have been approved, liaise with budget holders to effectively communicate their monthly results, and provide sound guidance and advice on effective budget management and forecasting of future spend.

Profile

CCAB qualified (in exceptional circumstances, qualification through experience will be accepted)

Experience of the budget setting process in other organisations, over at least two annual cycles, preferably in the healthcare sector

• Familiarity with the Charities SORP
• Experience of effective liaison with budget holders and/or stakeholders

Strong writing and reporting skills

• High level of analytic skills and highly numerate
• Strong personal presentational skills
• An ability to spot the underlying trends and to see the bigger picture of the strategic financial performance

Job Offer

25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Generous pension

Free parking

A chance to work for an extremely worthwhile Charity