[Hiring] Management Accountant @Psychiatry UK

Role Description

The Management Accountant will play a key role in delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and providing proactive financial business partnering across the organisation. Working closely with departmental leaders, they will provide meaningful insight into financial performance, constructively challenge spending decisions, and identify emerging risks and opportunities. Through clear analysis and trusted financial advice, they will help stakeholders make well-informed decisions and support the organisation in achieving its financial and strategic objectives.

This is a home-based role (applicants must reside in the UK), though occasional travel may be required for face-to-face meetings at various locations within the UK.

As our Management Accountant, you will:

• Assisting with day-to-day accounts related operations of the Finance Department.
• Prepare group monthly management accounts from trial balance.
• Ensure all control account balances are reconciled monthly.
• Produce overhead accruals and prepayments for all entities.
• Ensure all group recharges are accurately processed each month.
• Act as a finance business partner to operational and departmental leaders, providing financial insight, challenge and support to aid decision making.
• Provide departmental managers with meaningful financial analysis, KPIs and commentary to support operational performance.
• Assist in the coordination, preparation and consolidation of the annual budget process, working closely with budget holders across the business.
• Prepare quarterly VAT return for approval.
• Liaise with and provide information to external auditor.
• Analyse project expenditure and communicate this with project managers.
• Assist the Financial Controller with the preparation of overhead analysis, to include the use of excel to present information.
• Assist in the year end audit and annual work in progress verification exercise.
• Complete ad hoc project work as directed by the Financial Controller.
• Ensure all financial accounts and reporting are undertaken in a timely, accurate manner and in accordance with accounting standards and Group policies.
• Assist with budgets and cash-flow and monitor these highlighting any risks and assisting the business in using their financial resources effectively.
• Ad hoc duties as required from time to time by the Senior Management Team.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and communicate findings clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Highly organised and meticulous, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to plan, prioritise and manage multiple workloads effectively.
• Able to work autonomously, use initiative and remain calm under pressure while accurately following instructions.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills and maintains confidentiality, professionalism and integrity at all times.

Requirements

• Qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA.
• Demonstrable experience of business partnering with non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience supporting annual budgeting and in-year forecasting/reforecasting processes.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, with proficiency in Word and PowerPoint.
• Proven administrative experience.

Benefits

• Health Cash Plan
• Well Hub Subscription
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Volunteering Day
• Enhanced Sickness and Family Leave pay
• Length of Service Bonus
• Work from Home allowance
• Pension options