Location: Southampton
Employment: Full-time
Hybrid: Minimum of 50% working hours to be spent in the office
Hours Per Week: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £38,000 to £42,000 per annum, depending upon experience
About the role
PBS4 is looking to expand within its Finance team due to continued growth of the organisation. We are looking to appoint a qualified Management Accountant, reporting directly to the Financial Controller and working alongside our Assistant Management Accountant, who will be able to support with key accounting tasks; these include supporting, monitoring, and reporting on the financial stability and sustainability of the organisation as we continue to grow and deliver on our proposed strategy.

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, variance analysis and reporting.
• Budget preparation and forecasting for specialist areas and projects.
• Monitoring the appropriateness, and levels, of spend across the organisation.
• Maintaining financial compliance in line with financial regulations and internal policies.
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support the Finance team with process improvements and system enhancements/changes, if appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and timely financial records for reporting purposes.
• Providing bespoke reports as requested by the organisation.
• Ad-hoc financial tasks as requested by the Financial Controller.

The Successful Applicant

• A professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA).
• Two years’ experience of working in a similar role
• Good systems experience.
• Excellent attention to detail, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Why work for us?

• Be listened to and have your direct experience and expertise valued
• Have support from an experienced Financial Controller and wider Finance team
• Have training opportunities that enhance your career development
• Benefits include: 29 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days annual leave (pro rata) as of the 1st April, following your 1-year anniversary with PBS4., in-house paid induction training, followed by 12 weeks blended e-learning, coaching, and mentoring. Additional training opportunities following probation, DBS check payment, Legal & General company pension, employee recognition scheme, earned wage access, and access to various other benefits through our enhanced Employee Assistance Programme. Refer a friend and receive £300.00 for every successful person you refer.

About PBS4
PBS4 is a values led social care organisation, providing Neurodisability Services to individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and/or behaviours that may challenge. We support people living in their own homes, with their own tenancies, and we utilise Positive Behaviour Support as the framework for the support we provide.
We are a medium-sized organisation supporting people across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Somerset, and Oxfordshire and with a workforce of around 350 employees.
The people we support overcome huge challenges every day to achieve exciting things. Some may be big, some may be smaller, but we are committed to celebrating all of these! We are committed to leading by example in how 21st Century clinical support for people with learning disabilities should look. We aim to raise the bar of Positive Behaviour Support in social care!
Be the change!
People with learning disabilities should have the same right to an ordinary life as anyone else. If you are passionate about finance and ensuring public money is spent effectively, and is well monitored and accounted for, to ensure the people we support to achieve the life they deserve, then a career with PBS4 is the career for you.
We want to create new ways of working, led by passion and drive for doing what is right, and promote innovation from our teams. Join us on our mission to disrupt social care