Management Accountant in Manchester

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant to join the NUPAS team on a full-time permanent basis. The Management Accountant will primarily be responsible for month end process and reporting. This role will also provide financial management support for budget holders and support costing and financial planning for NUPAS by working closely with internal and external key stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated management accountant who has exceptional experience in excel and data analysis skills, confident ledger user, written and verbal communication skills, ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance colleagues, ability to build effective, respectful working relationships with others providing and receiving feedback and being responsive to change, organisational skills with the ability to prioritise in an uncertain, complex and fast-paced environment with frequently changing demands. The successful candidate will be educated to CCAB qualified accountant or CCAB finalist with target date of completion.

NUPAS offers a dynamic, diverse and developmental environment in which to nurture and enhance your career. We have embedded a culture of strong teamwork, and ensure we get quality time together to build and enhance inter-team relationships.

Main duties of the job:

• Responsible for month end process including posting journals to ledger, prepare variance analysis for month end position review after soft close.
• Prepare monthly regional finance reports, meet and discuss report with budget holders.
• Support in costing, forecasting and financial planning.
• Work together with Finance Manager and Head of Finance for any audit request from external auditor.
• Provide financial management support to budget holders raise financial awareness, gain good understanding of their budget performance including driver of variances.
• Champion value for money and support in continuous improvement of efficiency across the organisation.
• Engagement in continuous improvement for processes and cross cover duties with other team members when required.
• Accuracy in reporting, efficiency in processes and good relationship with key stakeholders.
• To undertake any other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the level and responsibilities of the post and/or that are deemed to be within your capabilities.
• Delivery of maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
• To work in harmony with all other team members including team members in different regional groups and to communicate in an open and courteous manner with colleagues, clients, visitors, referring agencies and contractors.
• Promotion of a supportive and friendly working environment.
• To maintain and improve standards of work through the undertaking of training, attending courses and keeping up to date with technical information.
• Continuous development to meet business needs.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• CCAB finalist with target date of completion.
• Desirable: CCAB Qualified Accountant.

Experience:

• Significant experience in month end process and reporting.
• Adequate experience in financial management with budget holders.
• Adequate experience in costing and forecasting.
• Desirable: Experience in finance business partnering.
• Experience in healthcare finance.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Exceptional excel and data analysis skills.
• Confident ledger user.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to explain financial concepts to non-finance colleagues.
• Ability to build effective, respectful working relationships with others providing and receiving feedback and being responsive to change.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise in an uncertain, complex and fast-paced environment with frequently changing demands.
• Desirable: Ability to support change and have a positive influence on others.
• Expertise in Sage ledger.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details:

Employer name: NUPAS Ltd
Address: N U P A S, 79 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1EX, United Kingdom.