Assistant Management Accountant in London

We are seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support one of the six Directorates within Natural Resources Wales. You will join a collaborative team of five Management Accountants and two Assistant Accountants who work closely with their Directorate Leadership Teams to set budgets, monitor performance, forecast future spend, and report on financial positions. A key part of the role is helping to embed efficiencies, identify risks and opportunities, and support challenging planning and prioritisation decisions. Your work will ensure the Directorate has the resources it needs to deliver its operational plan both now and in future years.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, professional individual who can work at pace, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines. Your contribution will help deliver for the people of Wales and support our ambition to build communities that are more resilient to climate change. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply. There is also potential for a second part-time position on our team in the near future as the team continues to grow.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face-to-face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Mark Collins at Interviews will take place through Microsoft Teams. Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

What you will do:

• Support other Finance staff and budget managers throughout the organisation on the management of resources, including the provision of advice, guidance and training.
• Support cost centre and project managers in establishing expenditure and income plans, where applicable, for medium term financial planning escalating as appropriate to Business Finance Accountants.
• Support the detailed budget setting exercise (for designated area of responsibility).
• Monitor financial performance (for designated area of responsibility), providing advice and guidance, as relevant, to Business Boards and Workforce Planning Groups (through the relevant Business/Management Accountant) and identify areas of risk/opportunity. Ensure these are communicated and acted upon appropriately. Escalate where necessary.
• Ensure the control and accuracy of financial information held on MyNRW and Reports, including the maintenance of cost centre and project structures.
• Advocate compliance with our Financial Scheme of Delegation, identifying and then either resolving or referring issues to the specialists for resolution.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post.
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills:

• Accounting Technician qualification or qualified by experience.
• Experience working within a Finance environment at a technical level.
• Knowledge of 'Managing Welsh Public Money' Principles & HMT's 'Classification of Receipts'.
• Understand a wide range of our business and environmental activities.
• Knowledge and understanding of our Finance Scheme of Delegation with an ability to advise others.
• Welsh Language level requirements: Essential: Level A1 - Entry level.

Benefits:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme).
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days.
• Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Health and wellbeing benefits and support.
• Weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

Unless otherwise stated in the 'Role' section of this advert, Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Although we hold a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship licence, it applies only to specific roles that meet both the eligibility criteria and salary requirements set out by the UK Government under the Skilled Worker visa route.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on a variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.

We are a bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally. Applications are welcome from individuals who work part time, as part of a job share or who work full time.