Management Accountant

To combine financial, analytical and management skills to provide support to the Assistant Director of Finance & Estates and Senior Management Team with decision making and promoting long term financial health of the business. To ensure compliance with the Financial Regulations and Procedures to meet all relevant audit and statutory requirements. Key Responsibilities To work with Budget Holders and the Assistant Director of Finance & Estates to develop budgets in line with strategic plans 2. To prepare draft consolidated monthly management accounts, including commentary, analysis and explanation of variances from budget and any abnormal income or expenditure. 3. To ensure that all accruals and prepayments schedules are up to date at every month end and lead on issuing and ensuring the month end timetable is followed and staff keep to key deadlines set. 4. To review the management accounts with the Assistant Director of Finance & Estates offering insights and analysis into nominal activity and produce final management accounts 5. To assist in the production of user-friendly budget holder reporting ensuring timeliness, relevancy and accuracy. 6. Assist budget holders to manage their budgets through monitor performance and providing financial advice and guidance as required. 7. To develop and implement procedures to ensure capital costs in revenue are identified and work with the Technical Accountant to ensure correctly accounted for each month end. 8. Review the monthly sales ledger and purchase ledger aged debtors listing and put in place actions to ensure the timely payment of suppliers and the raising of income due from tuition fees through monthly reconciliation of the EBS system. 9. To comply with audit and statutory requirements, in line with the college’s financial regulations and procedures and which reflect best practice. 10. To develop and implement innovative financial systems, controls and procedures using latest technologies that reflect best practice