To be the Management Accountant for the College including budget maintenance and monitoring and manage the cash flow forecasting. Line management of a Assistant Management Accountant. To ensure financial systems are developed to improved efficiency and ensuring compliance with financial regulations and procedures.
Responsibilities
* To assist with the preparation of the monthly management accounts including cash flow forecasts and contribution statements to agreed timescales.
* To be responsible for the maintenance of finance reports within the Q&A and Sun system, including writing any new standard and ad hoc reports as required.
* To produce the budget holder's month end reports on a timely and accurate basis.
* To meet with budget holders to review budget performance and investigate variances and ensure liaise with the Finance Manager and Finance Officer to resolve all budget holder queries on a timely basis.
* To prepare and input budget journals for original and revised budgets onto the Financial Management System on a timely and accurate basis including balance sheet and capital budgets.
* To assist in the preparation of the annual budget including liaison with budget holders.
* To monitor expenditure on capital equipment and buildings throughout the financial year
* To prepare and monitor the overall cash flow forecast and follow up variances.
* To monitor the short term cash flow forecast on a daily/weekly basis and manage with the Finance Manager the investment of surplus cash balances and loan drawdown requirements.
* To prepare, monitor and control cash flow projections and financial forecasts and grant claims in respect of the Capital Projects including reconciliation to the general ledger.
* To lead on the production of the year end accounts including preparing audit file in line with external audit requirements.
* To participate in and prepare for all audits of the Finance department and to ensure that the best possible audit outcome is achieved.
* To supervise the Assistant Management Accountant, including recruitment, probation monitoring and appraisals
Qualifications
* A proven track record in the production of management accounts
* Experience of preparing year end accounts
* Proven experience of cash flow monitoring and forecasting
* A good knowledge of budgetary control and experience of working with budget holders to resolve queries
Job Offer
c 350 per day
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