Senior Management Accountant

Senior Management Accountant
Salary £55,000 - £60,000
18-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Hybrid Working, 2 days in office
Location: Office located in Westminster

Our client is an internationally recognised heritage not-for-profit organisation that are looking for a Senior Management Accountant to join their team with a focus on accurate and timely delivery of management and financial information, ensuring that variances are captured and understood. You will also support both Budget and Forecasting processes ensuring that income and costs are well managed and challenged when appropriate. Our client is fully open to sector experience and committed to delivering a first-class training and induction programme. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Prepare the monthly management accounts for designated areas of responsibility. Work closely with budget holders to obtain explanations for spending trends and variances to budget. Ensure that budget holders and stakeholders have the relevant financial information they require in order that they can manage spending within their departments.
• Manage the budgeting and reforecasting process for your designated areas of responsibility working with budget holders to develop departmental plans and detailed budgets.
• Provide more detailed analysis of historic and expected spending trends to support decision-making for senior stakeholders on an ad-hoc basis.
• Support the preparation of business cases, providing financial modelling and analysis
• To contribute to the preparation of financial information for other stakeholders contribute to the year-end accounts.
• To support the Finance Director and Finance Business Partner Manager in ongoing projects for continuous improvements to systems and processes

Who are we looking for?

• A formally qualified Accountant with relevant experience of management accounting
• An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation 
• You’ll be practical, pragmatic and enjoy working as part of a small team in a busy environment
• Someone who is hands-on, takes a proactive approach to their work and is not afraid of getting stuck into the detail.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a high calibre finance professional looking to make an impact in the sector and will provide an excellent platform in your career.