Bristol accounting / finance / banking

Management Accountant

Date posted: Wednesday 9th July
Location: United Kingdom,Bristol

Public services client seeking a Management Accountant to join their Finance and Performance department.  You will be reporting to the Head of Management Accounts with the objective of providing a dedicated management accounting service to the directorate (£170m).

Key Tasks:

- Working direct with Senior Managers to enable the financial implications of all service developments to be fully realised and accurately reported.
- Ensure that the changing service plans in all areas are accurately monitored and reflected in the management accounts
- Providing key financial information for inclusion in the performance report each month including forecasting a financial outturn position upon which key decisions are made.
- Working closely with Budget holders and interacting on a daily basis to deal with financial queries which may be of a sensitive and contentious nature. Resolving payment errors in a professional and sensitive manner. Raising invoices for services performed for other organisations.
- Working with budget holders for the setting of budget for services to ensure budgets are created and developed that reflect and deliver the service for which they are responsible, within the funding available. Ensuring budgets are efficiently managed and serve the purpose for which they were set. Working with budget holders to forecast the year end outturn taking in to consideration various options.
- Forecasting when information is limited based on an analysis of multiple factors and using assumptions where necessary. Analysis of complex options using a range of modelling techniques to enable budget holders and mangers to make informed judgement on financial viability. THIS CLIENT WILL CONSIDER CANDIDATES ON A TEMPORARY TO PERMANENT BASIS

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