Description
My Bristol/Swansea based Public Sector client is seeking a Management Accountant/Public Sector Management Accountant/Qualified Management Accountant for a 6 month+ contract.
Key Tasks for the Management Accountant/Public Sector Management Accountant/Qualified Management Accountant:
* Preparation and issue of monthly forecasting and financial reporting for directorates including business as usual, capital and projects, encompasing where appropriate; reports from the data warehouse, management accounts, project dashboards, scorecard, ONS, Treasury, SSDL, and fixed assets
* Monitoring and reporting actual spend and income to budget on a monthly basis, including provision of appropriate accrual information in agreement with business/project managers
* Responsible for delivering financial support to designated directorates to include: operating costs, income, capital, BAU and project budgets in agreement with the client Directing Board business case development and funding advice
* Responsible for reporting to the CEO and directors for provision and analysis of quarterly and monthly information
* Responsible for financial approval, investment appraisal and analysis within directorate budgets for proposed staff changes, IT CCNs, contractor engagement, and other investment
* Responsible for (one of the following) 1) Budget process, 2) Programme and Project reporting, forecasting and budgeting, 3) corporate reporting, forecasting and planning, 4) Capital Investment planning, forecasting and reporting
* Management of the client's cost centre structure and hierarchy on the finance system
* Responsible for implementing organisational changes into the financial system
* Reviewing and developing improvements in reporting and data quality
* Developing training for business users in conjunction with the learning and development team
Experience/Skills Required for the Management Accountant/Public Sector Management Accountant/
Qualified Management Accountant:
* Experience of medium to large finance function - turnover £100m+
* Experience of providing financial planning support to Director level
* Able to build advanced excel spreadsheets and macros competently.
* Experience of high volume data manipulation.
* Experience of variance analysis and board reporting
Desirable:
* Experience of Oracle financial system or similar.
* Knowledge of Trading Funds
* Knowledge of Investment appraisal including treasury guidance
* Knowledge of fixed asset accounting
* Knowledge of risk management including
This role will involve travel to the clients other locations
Spring Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Spring Technology is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.