Management Accountant job description

To provide a business-focused management accounting, budgeting, reporting and business advice service to Business Unit customers.

Prepare the detailed budget on SAP under the strategic direction of the Business Unit Business Manager.

Support the Business Manager in other aspects of the budget process, including the identification of efficiencies and costing of investments.

Support the Business Manager in providing business advice to budget holders as needs are identified, to include financial modelling, scenario planning, detailed investigation of cost drivers and benchmarking.

Manage and close monthly accounts on SAP.

Write commentary as required

Management Accountant job description [cont]

Monitor actual and forecast expenditure, and variances to budget, and liaise with budget holders to obtain explanations.

Resolve queries arising from budget holders’ review of monthly accounts.

Manage the balance sheet, ensuring all balances are supported and are reconciled on a regular basis and that old items are cleared on a timely basis.

Assist in the preparation of capital investment cases for Investment and Business Development Committee.

When other duties allow, to provide dedicated financial support to high value/high risk capital projects.

Maintain full and effective communications with other members of the Finance and Business Centre, budget holders and administrative staff in the Business Unit to ensure smooth and efficient flows of communication.

Working with the other members of the Finance and Business Centre, continuously assess the service being provided to Business Unit customers and explore ways of improving it and ensure that core finance processes are being undertaken as efficiently as possible.

Manage the work of the Assistant Management Accountant and ensure that they work to the highest professional standards.

Management Accountant job description [cont]

Monitor performance against set objectives.

Provide professional advice and guidance where necessary.

Assist in maintaining financial controls in overseas offices, to include audit visits.

Monitor various areas of spend to detect exceptions and notify these exceptions to the appropriate manager.

Qualifications and Experience

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Previous management accounting experience

Pro-activeness in seeking continual improvement.

Computer Skills

Has highly developed IT skills (MS office) and an understanding of, and an ability to operate SAP and other computer
based financial management systems, and to assist others with their operation.

Finance Function Competencies particularly relevant to the job

Analytical thinking

Able to simplify complex problems, process projects into component parts and evaluate them systematically.

Can identify the key drivers which will impact on the business and generate ways of responding to these.

Has a keen eye for detail, can spot errors and mistakes at an early stage.

Managing Relationships

Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people, and has the ability to develop credibility and build effective relationships with both peers and colleagues.

Communication

Communicates easily with finance and non-finance staff. Is able to get a message understood by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information. Writes and speaks
clearly without jargon.

Planning and Organising

Able to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Can cope
with a large and demanding workload. Plans and prioritises activities taking into account all the relevant issues and
factors such as deadlines, staffing and resource requirements.

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Management Accountant job description