Management Accountant

Management Accountant
Full time – Fixed term maternity cover
Hybrid/Colchester
£40,000per annum plus competitive reward and benefit scheme

There when it matters

Are you a proactive and customer focused Management Accountant? If so come and join our personable finance team and contribute to the work that we do across Sue Ryder.?
It's an exciting time to join Sue Ryder and to hit the ground running ideally you will be a part qualified or a highly experienced competent accountant with advanced excel skills.


About the role:

• Producing timely and accurate monthly management accounts for retail, including preparation of accruals, prepayments, stock and deferred income journals.
• Working closely with key stakeholders to ensure that all income and costs are captured and reported accurately, in line with the reporting timetable; to provide variance analysis for actuals versus budge/forecast and prior year.
• Provide financial, performance and variance analysis for all areas pertaining to the management accounts for inclusion in the monthly Finance Report. Support designated areas in developing financial and operational data input into the strategic planning process
• Participate in the forecasting and budgetary process in terms of collecting, recording and processing relevant data to support the Finance Business Partners, as well as importing the final budgets into the accounting systems
• Liaise with Budget holders monthly to improve the financial understanding of the budget holders and with external auditors, compiling year end schedules for the annual audit, as required

About You:

• Numerically astute
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Able to organise short-term activities and plan tasks ahead
• Ability to organise, rearrange and critically appraise data and processes
• Ability to advise non-specialist colleagues and non-financial managers on complex technical financial matters


Minimum Essential criteria:
• Excellent IT skills; advanced user of Excel
• Part- Qualified (studying towards qualification) or qualified by experience
• Able to present complex data in a clear & easy to understand format
• Available for hybrid working, 2 days in Colchester minimum

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Closing date: 18th February
Interviews: w/c 2nd March
We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date should we feel we have a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Benefits
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.
We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

If you want more than just a job, we want you.
Join the team and be there when it matters.