Job Description

Advise the Principal Management Accountant and prepare updated financial forecasts as appropriate.Acting as part of the Institute or Department Leadership Team influence decisions made by the team where there is a financial impact.Review the reconciliations of specific control accounts on a monthly basis and follow up with the reconciler to ensure that items are investigated and timely action taken where required to ensure the accounts are accurate.Delegate work to Assistant Management Accountants where appropriate. Guide and advise more junior team members on financial processes and procedures and provide support on specific tasks, such as costings.Support other areas as specified to the role such as annual statutory accounts, subsidiary accounting, insurance, finance system, annual returns or taxation.Prepare and distribute relevant and meaningful monthly management information reports to specific budget holders and meet with them on a regular basis. Work with the other members of the management accounts team in driving changes in management reporting, ensuring best practice is adopted to enable greater understanding and ownership by the relevant budget holder.Assist budget managers in developing new income generation and cost saving opportunities, ensuring these are fully costed and appropriate internal approval has been gained before external commitments are made.Carry out other financial operational activities, including specific project analysis, and preparation of information for and submission of annual financial returns as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities