A public sector organisation based in Oxford is seeking a Management Accountant who enjoys working collaboratively, supporting service managers, and contributing to strong financial governance.
You will provide high-quality, proactive financial support to service areas, helping managers understand and manage their budgets effectively while ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with most time spent working from home. Attendance in Oxford will be required for team meetings, financial services away days, and occasional in-person meetings with budget holders. This is an initial 6-month contract role with an hourly rate up to £27 via an Umbrella company (PAYE option also available).
Key responsibilities
As a Management Accountant, you will:
- Provide day-to-day financial advice, guidance and training to cost centre managers
- Support budget monitoring, forecasting and variance analysis, enabling managers to take ownership of their budgets
- Process journals, accruals, budget virements and work-in-progress entries within the Financial Management System
- Work closely with Senior Management Accountants and Finance Business Partners in a matrix environment
- Attend regular meetings with service managers to discuss:
- Budget performance and forecasts
- Capital project progress
- Establishment control
- Financial process issues (including Procure-to-Pay and contracts)
- Produce robust forecasts and commentary for the monthly corporate reporting cycle, providing constructive challenge where required
- Maintain and improve the coding structure, workflows and reporting capability of the Financial Management System
- Design and produce financial reports for finance colleagues and service managers
- Contribute to the Annual Statement of Accounts, preparing evidence-based working papers
- Support corporate reporting, including monitoring corporate accounts, reserves and inter-company transactions
- Complete government returns (e.g. RO, QRO, RA)
- Contribute to process improvement and transaction automation, supporting continuous improvement across Financial Services
Who we're looking for
We are looking for someone who is customer-focused, organised and confident, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
Essential criteria
- Part-qualified accountant or AAT qualified (or equivalent)
- Experience of financial planning, budget monitoring and forecasting within a large organisation
- Experience of training or explaining financial information to staff at different levels
- Ability to extract, analyse and interpret financial data, presenting it clearly and concisely
- Strong communication skills and a proactive, positive approach to work
- Ability to undertake financial modelling, evaluation and presentation of findings
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