Interim Management Accounting Officer

A Public Sector body are currently looking for an Interim Management Accounting Officer to add capacity to work with their current Finance Business Partner to ensure the accuracy of recording and reporting of spend and budgets.

You will work in a team of Management Accounting Officers, led by a Finance Business Partner to provide operational technical support to the team of Business Partners who will face the business directly.

Role

• Producing and maintaining accurate financial records for a specified section of the budget enabling the team to become a centre of excellence
• Prepare due diligence reports for Business Partner review and sign off, evaluating the financial standing of grants and contract partners
• Prepare monthly financial forecasts based on analysis, constructive thinking, and evaluative judgement.
• Ensuring that budgets and actuals are properly, accurately and promptly recorded and reported
• Undertake reconciliations of budget areas to ensure that budgets are accurate
• Deliver the budget setting process for the organisation
• Responsible for a cross-cutting activity which enhances financial information available to the whole team
• Provide advice to directorate colleagues about proper accounting process and financial regulations
• Processing budget transactions within prescribed parameters
• Maintaining forecast models to support monthly and quarterly financial reporting.
• Posting accruals, prepayments and journal transfers as directed

Experience

• Part qualified or Newly Qualified
• Good working knowledge of budget recording and reporting through an ERP system such as SAP or Oracle.
• Experience of suggesting and implementing improvements to finance systems and processes
• Experience of presenting financial information (orally and in writing) clearly and concisely
• Excel – intermediate