Senior Management Accountant

The role

• Provide senior-level management accounting support across research grants and funded projects.
• Prepare and review management accounts, financial reports, reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Monitor grant income and expenditure against approved budgets and funding requirements.
• Support grant financial reporting, claims and reconciliations.
• Investigate financial discrepancies and resolve accounting queries.
• Work closely with finance colleagues, project managers and budget holders to ensure accurate financial information.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
• Support improvements to financial reporting processes and controls.
• Provide additional capacity and technical support to the existing grants finance team.

About you

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or a highly experienced Qualified by Experience (QBE) accountant.
• Strong, hands-on management accounting experience, ideally at senior level.
• Previous experience of grants accounting, research funding or working within a grant-funded environment would be highly advantageous.
• Strong financial reporting, reconciliation and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work confidently with financial systems.
• Comfortable working independently and managing competing priorities.
• Available immediately or at short notice.

Experience within higher education, research, charities or other publicly funded organisations would be particularly relevant.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Senior Management Accountant, Grants Accountant or hands-on Finance Manager looking for an interim assignment where they can make an immediate impact.