Job Description
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Management Accountant to join a dynamic public sector finance team supporting vital local services. This is a hybrid role offering flexibility (typically 50% home-based) with a strong emphasis on partnership working and business support.
This is a newly created role offering breadth and autonomy within a collaborative team environment. You’ll act as a finance business partner, helping to guide service managers through budget setting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting. You’ll also play a key role in the year-end process and contribute to statutory returns and long-term financial planning.
Key Responsibilities:
* Partner with operational teams to provide financial insights that influence service delivery
* Lead a small team in supporting budget holders across key service areas
* Develop forecasts, monitor performance, and analyse variances
* Prepare financial reports, statutory returns, and contribute to year-end accounts
* Support wider improvement projects and business cases through robust financial analysis
* Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls
Ideal Candidate Profile:
* Finalist or fully qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA)
* Proven experience in a management accounting or business partnering role
* Confident communicator, able to translate complex financial data for non-financial stakeholders
* Comfortable working under pressure to tight deadlines
* Strong Excel skills and familiarity with financial systems
Benefits:
* Generous 20% employer pension contribution
* Hybrid working model (minimum 2 days in office)
* Flexible working policy
For more information or a confidential conversation, please get in touch with Ally Deas at Rutherford Cross.
Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.