Management Accountant
Motability Foundation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Harlow • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £65,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Budgeting and Forecast - Deliver a collaborative annual planning and budgeting process that ensures delivery of the business and financial strategy and re-forecasts as required.
- Accounting and Performance Management - Produce monthly and quarterly management accounts to deadlines for review by the Head of Finance / CFO, identifying key variances and issues affecting financial performance, whilst looking for improvement opportunities.
- To deliver a periodic reporting process that is timely and accurate, engaging with heads of departments (budget holders) to build on and develop existing reporting.
- To contribute to the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts and associated audit processes.
- To develop and deliver a suite of financial performance metrics in line with best practice. This will include development of cost allocation methodologies and balanced scorecard elements aligned to strategic reporting.
- Financial Planning and Analysis - Support the preparation of financial forecasts and scenario modelling.
- Engage with the Head of Finance and CFO to deliver a shared understanding of future incomes and expenditure and to introduce planning methods to rapidly flex the organisation to meet the uncertainties in such forecasts.
- Providing financial insights to support the preparation of business cases within the organisation for capital and revenue initiatives.
- Financial Analysis - To provide analysis of income, charitable expenditure, support, governance and other costs with meaningful commentary and trend analysis.
- Support any shift in operating model, so that Motability maintains clear sight of its impact and value for money.
- Support Motability in maintaining and improving an open and high performing culture focused on beneficiaries and the difference Motability can make for them.
- Payroll - To contribute to the preparation and review of the monthly payroll, including starters and leavers, and statutory returns.
- To contribute to headcount and employment cost projections and modelling.
Requirements
- Recognised CCAB Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
- Periodic reporting, budget and forecast preparation with variance analysis and commentary.
- Delivering a successful business partnering agenda for budget holders and non-finance staff with the ability to communicate key financial messages and influence management action.
- Some experience, or understanding, of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, with the ability to build dashboards, manage certified datasets, and contribute to governed reporting environments.
- Sage 200 accounting package experience.
- Microsoft Excel – intermediate to advanced level.
- Able to work confidently with a range of senior stakeholders on operational and financial data to arrive at measures of impact whilst also able to support a new manager with their first budget.
- A collaborative working style, contributing to a culture of active learning and continuous improvement.
- Experience of charity fund accounting, grant accounting, partnerships and allocation mechanisms (Nice to haves).
- Some exposure to value for money and impact studies (Nice to haves).
Benefits
- 26 days of holiday per year - with an option to buy/ sell up to five days.
- One wellbeing day for extra flexibility.
- Pension - Up to 20%, inclusive of a 10% non-contributory addition and Motability. matching your contributions up to 5%.
- Life Assurance of four times your salary.
- Private healthcare with BUPA and Medicash Health Plan.
- Employee assistance programme including GP appointments, eye tests, flu vaccinations, enhanced sick pay and free Gym and Yoga sessions.
- Enhanced Parental Leave inclusive of Adoption Pay.
- Free parking, electric charge points and a minibus service to and from the town centre and train station for those using public transport to reach us.
- Fruit and breakfast snacks and a dress for your day dress code.
- Learning and development opportunities, to encourage and empower everyone to grow.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
budgetingforecastingfinancial analysisvariance analysiscost allocation methodologiesfinancial performance metricsscenario modellingpayroll preparationcharity fund accountinggrant accounting
Soft skills
collaborative working stylecommunicationinfluencing managementactive learningcontinuous improvement
Certifications
CCAB Accountancy qualificationACAACCACIMA