Management Accountant

Ref number: Kensington

Job Title: Management Accountant

Please do not apply for this role unless your CV meets the following general requirements, as well as the more specific ones listed further down the ad:

1. You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.
2. For office based and hybrid roles, your commute to the place of work must be less than 1 hour.
3. This is a temporary role. Please do not apply if you are seeking a permanent position.

Qualifications

1. Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualified or comparable relevant experience (or other accountancy qualification)

Skills & Experience required:

1. Previous experience in management accountancy
2. Recent Adult Social Care (specifically care package and placement monitoring) experience
3. Working knowledge of Mosaic highly desirable
4. A good understanding of local government finance
5. Experience of undertaking work on key financial processes including budget setting, in-year monitoring and closing the accounts

What's involved with this role: The team are seeking a temporary Management Accountant with recent Adult Social Care (specifically care package and placement monitoring) experience. Previous working knowledge of Mosaic is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To co-ordinate the Budget Monitoring report for services within the remit of this role by setting up spreadsheets and tables to enhance financial monitoring and reporting and co-ordinating responses on forecasts and performance statistics by agreed deadlines.
2. Responsible for the provision of appropriate, accurate and timely budgetary control information to budget holders, including salaries monitoring and forecasting.
3. Provide the full financial support function for designated service areas, including preparing estimates, closing tasks, and ad hoc financial advice. Providing this service in accordance with set standards and within deadlines.
4. Monitor all financial procedures to ensure financial regulations are being observed by officers within designated services.
5. To report instances of non-compliance, errors, omissions or inadequacies in procedures to managers and suggest solutions.
6. Co-ordinate, monitor and review Efficiency/Value for Money statement details and any subsequent central government initiative to assess efficiency of the services.
7. Responsible for monitoring and reconciling financial information as required.
8. Provide advice and guidance to officers in the Business Group on the best use of financial systems to support financial management across the organisation.
9. Document, review and improve systems and work methods. Contribute to a policy of continuous improvement. Record and co-ordinate appropriate information on performance measures.