Management Accountant

Job role: Management Accountant (Grants)
Location: Hertfordshire
Hybrid working: 3 days per week onsite
Salary: £48,395 per annum
Working hours: Mon-Thurs 9-5.30pm and Fri 9-5pm
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

 
We’re looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join a leading research organisation, with a particular focus on grant-funded projects and financial management. This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy finance team and play an important role in supporting the financial management of research grants from pre-award through to post-award.


Key Responsibilities

• Prepare management accounts and supporting schedules.
• Support month-end processes, including accruals and prepayments.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Support the financial management of restricted and unrestricted grant funding.
• Support pre- and post-award grant processes, including project budgeting and ongoing financial monitoring.
• Review financial transactions to ensure accurate analysis and coding.
• Assist with the preparation of annual and project budgets.
• Support internal and external audit processes.
• Maintain accurate financial reporting schedules and timetables.
• Build effective working relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across financial processes and reporting.
  
  

What you'll bring

• A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong management accounting experience, including month-end, reconciliations, budgeting and financial reporting.
• Hands-on experience of grant-funded finance, ideally covering both pre- and post-award activity.
• Experience working with restricted and unrestricted funding.
• Experience gained within a higher education, research institute, charity or similar grant-funded environment.
• Confidence working with detailed financial information and hands-on/manual processes.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to clearly communicate financial information and explain processes to different stakeholders.
• A proactive approach with the confidence to take ownership of issues and see them through to resolution.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 3 additional Christmas closure days
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 10% to 15%
• Life Assurance (3x salary)
• Free on-site parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee discounts with retail brands

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