Management Accountant

Salary £40,576.00

Location Hybrid - Home Working / West Midlands

Hours 35

Contract Type Permanent

The vacancy

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Finance Business Partnering Team. This is a key role in providing a professional and customer focused finance service to the Group Support Services Team, Housing Services Team, and the IT Directorate.

You will need to have experience working within a Management Accounts function with a good understanding of financial processes and reporting, including regular financial forecasting and budget setting experience.

• Sound knowledge and understanding of accepted accounting practices, principles and procedures
• Knowledge and experience of management accounts and statutory accounts preparation and support, budget monitoring and variance analysis reporting
• Ability to identify errors and make corrections to financial records
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (e.g. excel, word etc)
• Understanding of Value for Money / efficiency
• Sound knowledge of internal audit principles
• Previous experience providing accountancy services in a medium to large sized organisation
• Experience in supporting and advising budget holders to develop budgets
• Experience of working with external care service commissioners to monitor and report in line with contractual financial targets and performance measures
• Experience of utilising a computerised financial system
• Experience of tracing transactions from a management information system to an accounting system and vice versa