Management Accountant in Birmingham

Department: Finance & Procurement

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5/week

Salary: circa £50,000 depending on experience

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

Reports to: Finance Reporting and Planning Manager

Deadline Note: We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

Role Summary

The Management Accountant role at LCCC plays an integral role in the wider FP&A subsection of the Finance & Procurement Team by taking ownership of accurate reporting to both external and internal stakeholders, while also collaborating with the FP&A team and wider business to improve the FP&A reporting suite to the business. Working closely with the Reporting & Planning Manager (RPM) and Assistant Management Accountant (AMA), the Management Accountant will ensure accuracy and integrity of actuals reporting, and use their improvement mindset to identify and implement process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Month-End: Manage the Payroll journal postings, and support the Assistant Management Accountant (AMA) to finalise Management Accounts postings. Ensure completion and accuracy of Balance Sheet recs, and submission of the Trial Balance to DESNZ (Government Department).
• Variance Analysis: Work with the wider FP&A Team to monitor variances, analyse drivers and causes, and assist with supporting commentary, to allow optimum use of company funds.
• Monthly CFO Presentation: Prepare the monthly summaries in Power BI for Operational Costs, Capital Costs and Specific views per scheme, for presentation to the CFO.
• Reporting Packs: Work with the AMA to prepare and send External Reporting Packs to DESNZ, Internal packs to departments, and reporting of KPIs to Performance team. Provide additional tailored support to answer Departmental queries where required.
• Payroll: Own the Finance review of the monthly sign-off process, in collaboration with the People Team and the Reporting & Planning Manager (RPM). Further iterate and improve the process where the needs are identified.
• Process Improvements: Maintain existing Power BI Dashboards, while using curiosity to further innovate and iterate existing dashboards, and create new dashboards where the opportunity arises.
• Funding Request Management: Ensure non-Levy requests are prepared accurately, submitted and settled by DESNZ.
• Financial Accounts Submission: Work in collaboration with the wider Finance and Procurement team on the Excel accounts model, and the associated Trial Balance submissions to DESNZ.
• Audit & Year-End Support: Assist on the year-end process and Audit Queries.
• Ad-hoc Support: Provide flexible support to the wider Finance and Procurement teams on any ad-hoc requirements or urgent projects. Where required, provide peer support and coaching to less experienced team members.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• A fully qualified or finalist accountant with a recognised accounting body i.e., CIMA, ACCA; CIPFA; ICAEW; ICAI or ICAS or an equivalent qualification.
• Commercial experience working in a finance role, including preparation of management reporting & variance analysis.
• Produce work on a timely basis while maintaining quality.

Technical Skills

• Experience of using business intelligence tools and developing data visualisations.
• Skilled with Microsoft Excel and user experience of an ERP system/software.

Adaptability & Growth Mindset

• Ability to identify, improve and streamline processes where required.
• Flexibility to meet the challenges of a growing and changing business.
• Proactive, ‘can do’ attitude, a growth mindset, and an ability to take full ownership of your work.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Ability to establish relationships with a range of people across the business to support delivery of business outcomes.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Advanced Technical Skills

• Demonstrated use of Power BI to improve existing visualisations, and create new visualisations where the need arises.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel.
• Previous experience of using SAGE X3 (ERP System).

Employee Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:

• Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%.
• 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays.
• Up to 8% pension contribution.
• Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription.
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme.
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave.
• Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service.
• Three paid volunteering days a year.
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes.
• Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers.
• Employee resource groups.