The University of Manchester is part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities and highly respected across the globe as a centre of teaching excellence and research innovation and discovery.
With 25 Nobel Prize winners among our current and former staff and students, we have a history of world firsts, with our impact ranging from splitting the atom to giving the world graphene.
Our purpose is to advance education, knowledge and wisdom for the good of society, putting our three core goals of research and discovery, teaching and learning, and social responsibility at the heart of everything we do.
The Management Accountant is a member of the Directorate of Finance working under the guidance of the Head of School/Directorate Finance.
You will assist with production of monthly management accounts, managing the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes for your area of responsibility. You will develop and continuously improve management information to assist budget holders.
You will be customer focused, flexible in your approach, and work in conjunction with other finance colleagues, covering for and relating with them in order to develop and enhance your role and the service delivered by the Directorate of Finance.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Possess a recognised CCAB professional accountancy qualification or equivalent. CCAB Finalists and exceptional candidates qualified by experience and with significant sector experience will also be considered
- Experience of working within finance in a large, complex organisation demonstrating ability to work collaboratively and proactively across organisational boundaries
- Significant experience of working in an accounts preparation role with strong analytical skills to enable production of meaningful financial reporting
- Experience in the management and development of staff
- Motivation to streamline processes and identify and implement continuous improvement
- Strong IT skills, particularly accounting systems and high level excel skills, including data manipulation and interrogation
- Ability to convert data into management information easily understood by non-accountants and colleagues alike
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment and delivering exceptional customer service to stakeholders
- Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills to engage colleagues at all levels, including those without financial expertise
- Motivation both to work as a team member, supporting other accountants, and to work under own initiative
- Possess excellent organisational skills and a willingness to work flexibly
- Have the ability to use discretion with sensitive information and to maintain complete confidentiality at all times
- Be able to present a professional image of the University of Manchester at all times
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual looking to advance their career in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
This role will be working with the DMEx research centre, funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (dstl). Dstl have responsibility for prescribing security clearance requirements for all staff. In this instance, this role is restricted to UK nationals only.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks and potentially undergo Security Clearance