Management Accountant
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Management Accountant for a 12 month contract on a rate of £28.27- £30.17/ hour (PAYE).
Responsibilities
– Production of the monthly management accounts, including analysing, investigating and reporting on significant budgetary variances, advising on the necessary remedial action and monitoring the implementation of these actions.
– Management of the annual financial planning process including coordinating submissions through Finance Business Partners and reviewing financial plans to ensure high quality budget setting and monitoring.
– Providing financial support and guidance, including providing specialist advice on key strategic financial management areas such as: risks and opportunities within budgeting and forecast outturns, financial planning and wider risk management, decision making, capital accounting and delegations.
– Preparing materials for decision making through scenario planning and attending meetings with Finance Business Partners on a monthly/quarterly basis to understand the financial environment and identify then implement effective analysis requirements.
– Assist with completion of the statutory accounts in accordance with the relevant IFRS accounting standards, policies and procedures. This includes assisting with completion of the asset notes (including reviewing and authorising asset forms) and preparation of the financial performance disclosures.
– Completion of all regular financial submissions, including reporting on the monthly corporate budget position and forecast outturn, preparation of the Autumn & Spring Budget revisions and budget profiling.
Essential Skills:
– Membership of a recognised professional accountancy body e.g. ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA. Candidates in the final stages of becoming qualified with relevant financial experience will also be considered.
– Financial Experience: Experience of coordinating and managing budgets, with the ability to constructively analyse, scrutinise and challenge financial plans, including providing guidance and support to a wide range of staff in accordance with policy and procedures.
– Management Experience: Previous management experience within a Finance function with the ability to successfully manage people ensuring all tasks are completed within required timescales.
– Accountancy Experience: Experience in supporting the production of statutory accounts under IFRS, including preparation of supporting schedules.
– Technical Knowledge: Detailed understanding of a financial accounting system with the ability to interrogate and report effectively from the system and using Excel at an advanced level.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
