Job Description

The role would ideally be suited to a part-qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/etc professional body qualification) or to someone AAT qualified with experience in management accounting and working with financial/management reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Monthly close of on a timely, accurate and professional basis (Monthly accounting adjustments/Variance analysis commentary/Forecasting)
• Update financial P&L models of a key client service contract and operational departments, including assisting in P&L forecasting and budget setting process
• Attend regular meetings with Finance Manager and key operational and project leads to review performance
• Develop and maintain financial models, with ad Hoc financial analysis & modelling
• Deputising for others in the team as required to cover key roles
• Expectation that time will be spent on the delivery sites (Gosport and Glasgow) dependent on existing Government guidance.
   

Essential Skills

• Part-Qualified (ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CIPFA, etc) or AAT Qualified with plans to take further qualifications
• Be educated to a degree level (Minimum grade required 2.1)
• Motivated, driven and keen to progress career with previous experience in management accounts (Forecasting/Variance analysis/Performance reporting etc)
• Strong Microsoft Office software skills, particularly Excel, Word, Power Point
• Ability to work quickly and accurately with complex information and present in a clear format and confidence to challenge where numbers don’t look right

Flexible and adaptable to cope with a fast-paced environment in a large organisation

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities