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Overview
The Management Accountant will play a key role in the administration of all accounting affairs relating to Oriel College and its subsidiaries.
This is a very important role within the small finance team. The post holder is the main contact for all of the various budget holders around the College.
Responsibilities
* Oversight of the monthly management accounts pack including:
* Running reports from Sage Intacct
* Assisting budget holders in analysing their reports
* Reviewing the consolidated balance sheet
* Assisting with the text for submission to the College’s Finance and Estates Committee describing and analysing variances
* Presenting the reports to Trustees or Senior Management as appropriate
* Undertaking relevant financial analysis
* Producing of key performance indicators
* Interrogation of transactional data identifying journal requirements and setting these up working with finance team members
* Budget Production and Ad hoc Reporting
* Assist the Financial Controller in the production of the College’s annual budget for upload on Sage Intacct
* Produce long term (normally 5 year) financial projections, cashflows and sensitivity analysis as required.
* Undertake benchmarking exercises both within the college and with other university colleges and analyse the results of such information.
* Project appraisal for major works projects and provision of summary information on expenditure by College suppliers to ensure value for money.
* Endowment and restricted funds analysis. Running regular reports for budget holders and Finance and Estates Committee indicating balances of funds held in reserves.
* Analysing commercial business streams including wine sales, catering and conferences. Ensuring that new business work streams can analysed and monitored effectively.
* Financial Year End and Reconciliation
* Aid in the production of the draft statutory accounts for the College
* Produce schedules for investments and property portfolios
* Assist with the preparation of financial information ahead of the audit to ensure a smooth process is undertaken
* Production of subsidiary year end accounts information
* Investment management
* Working with the Financial Controller provide monthly endowment asset evaluation on all properties and securities
* Arrange and attend monthly meetings with the Development team to discuss transactions and endowment valuation issues
* Working closely with Development staff ensuring the allocation of income and expenditure to restricted or designated funds is applied correctly and reconciled monthly.
* Alerting budget holders to the position within funds at their disposal
* Main contact for liaison with the College’s property agents (South London) to resolve queries relating to property management.
* Insurance administration
* Primary contact for organisational insurance queries.
* Regular contact with insurance brokers regarding claims and insurance related queries
* Insurance renewal process key contact with insurance brokers working with various departments around College to obtain all necessary information and schedules
* Writing papers for Finance and Estates Committee as required.
Selection criteria
Qualities and Experience
* Qualified or near qualified accountant with at least 5 years’ experience in accountancy, with previous experience of management reporting and preparation of accounts
* Experience of cloud based financial accounting software
* Experience of double entry book keeping software including account management, import and exporting information
* Working knowledge of MS Office applications and experience of accounts systems including advanced Excel (lookups, pivot tables and macros)
* Accurate and efficient data entry skills and record keeping
* Ability to undertake and solve complex reconciliations of general ledger accounts
* Good self-organisation and time-management skills
* Ability to work accurately under pressure
* Experience of SORP charity accounting an advantage
* Knowledge of VAT and experience of working in a partial exemption environment
* Excellent communication and inter-personal skills and ability to work with staff with varying levels of financial expertise
* Strong administrative and organisational skills
* Solutions focused self-starter
* Qualifications
* Qualified Accountant (CIMA or ACCA) or nearing qualification
* The candidate will be working towards full qualification of a recognised professional accountancy body.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Accounting/Auditing and Finance
* Higher Education
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