Senior Management Accountant - Hendon

Full Job Description

Assisting the Head of Management Accounts with the strategic leadership of the Management Accounts team, which includes managing a team of Finance Business Partners. You will lead and be responsible for costing and pricing, as well as completing the University's annual Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) submission. In addition, you will be the Finance Business Partner for Services or Academic Faculties.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established institution within the Education sector. With an extensive workforce and a widespread reputation, they are committed to excellence and making a real impact in their sphere. Based in North London, they offer a vibrant and engaging working environment.

Description

• Lead responsibility for creating and executing costing and pricing models throughout the University, collaborating with Finance Business Partners to ensure that these are robust, fully understood, and applied throughout the institution. Ensure that these approaches are adequately documented and evaluated on a regular basis, taking into account advancements in costing procedures within the industry and outside

• Leading the tri-annual financial forecasts, advising the Finance teams on how to effectively carry out and aggregate the projection so that the quarterly Finance report can be completed.

• Assist the Capital and Cost Accountant in completing capital and endowment accounting for the University.

• Lead the annual submission of the University's Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) return to the Office for Students, which includes understanding and using the Corporate Planner costing model to generate data, calculating and reviewing charge-out rates, and coordinating the academic staff's tri-annual time allocation survey.

• Take the initiative in contribution reporting, which influences the yearly budgeting process. This will entail coordinating with and communicating information to Faculty Deans and Heads of Department, as well as coaching Finance Business Partners on completion for respective faculties.

• Attend and present financial and informational assistance to the Executive Investment and Infrastructure Appraisal Board (IIAB). Attend the periodic capital in progress (CIP) transfer meetings to verify that all capital project transactions are correctly transferred to the Fixed Asset Register (FAR).

• Leading the delivery of training on budget management, self-service management accounting, and the overall University financial plan.

• Assisting with the financial year end, which includes creating year end notes for the accounts and dealing with any audit issues.

• Work with the Senior Financial Accountant to oversee the financial examination of Academic Partner's accounts and provide the Academic Quality Service with a summary of individual financial risk ratings.

Profile

A successful Senior Management Accountant should have:

• Fully qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA).

• Experience of taking a leading role in forecasting and budget setting for an organisation.

• Proficiency in Excel and familiar with Familiar with Oracle Financial, Tableau or similar data visualisation tools.

• Understanding and practical experience of the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) methodology used in Higher Education.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• High attention to detail and a strategic mindset.

• Experience in managing and developing staff

Job Offer

• A competitive salary range of £60,798 - £67,430 per annum.

• Generous annual leave: 30 days per annum plus eight Bank Holidays and seven University days taken at Christmas.

• Flexible working environment.

• Free staff parking space.

• Life assurance 2x.

• Cycle to work scheme.