Senior Management Accountant

To be the Management Accountant for the College including budget maintenance and monitoring and manage the cash flow forecasting. Line management of a Assistant Management Accountant. To ensure financial systems are developed to improved efficiency and ensuring compliance with financial regulations and procedures.

Client Details

Education

Description

To assist with the preparation of the monthly management accounts including cash flow forecasts and contribution statements to agreed timescales.
To be responsible for the maintenance of finance reports within the Q&A and Sun system, including writing any new standard and ad hoc reports as required.
To produce the budget holder's month end reports on a timely and accurate basis.
To meet with budget holders to review budget performance and investigate variances and ensure liaise with the Finance Manager and Finance Officer to resolve all budget holder queries on a timely basis.
To prepare and input budget journals for original and revised budgets onto the Financial Management System on a timely and accurate basis including balance sheet and capital budgets.
To assist in the preparation of the annual budget including liaison with budget holders.
To monitor expenditure on capital equipment and buildings throughout the financial year
To prepare and monitor the overall cash flow forecast and follow up variances.
To monitor the short term cash flow forecast on a daily/weekly basis and manage with the Finance Manager the investment of surplus cash balances and loan drawdown requirements.
To prepare, monitor and control cash flow projections and financial forecasts and grant claims in respect of the Capital Projects including reconciliation to the general ledger.
To lead on the production of the year end accounts including preparing audit file in line with external audit requirements.
To participate in and prepare for all audits of the Finance department and to ensure that the best possible audit outcome is achieved.
To supervise the Assistant Management Accountant, including recruitment, probation monitoring and appraisalsProfile

A proven track record in the production of management accounts

Experience of preparing year end accounts

Proven experience of cash flow monitoring and forecasting

A good knowledge of budgetary control and experience of working with budget holders to resolve queries

Job Offer

c£350 per day