Management Accountant

Strong financial controls. Smooth financial operations. Delivering at a fast pace.

Management Accountant

£35,000-£45,000 (+ Benefits)

Reports to: Finance Manager (Management Accounting)

Department: Chief Operating Office

Contract: Fixed-term contract ending in August 2025

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week - open to discussing compressed hours and part-time (minimum 21 hours per week)

Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Closing date: 04 November 2024 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.

Recruitment process: One competency-based interview with a task included

Interview date: We will be shortlisting on a rolling basis so please do not delay in applying

How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

Cancer Research UK's Finance team's credibility and professionalism in handling money fundraised by public generosity is essential to the smooth running of our organisation, ultimately helping the charity in reaching our goal of beating cancer.

As a Management Accountant, you will be part of our Management Accounting team owning the management accounts for the Chief Operating Office (COO). This business area brings together several departments (Finance c.£15m, HR c.£7m, & General Counsel c.£8m P&L) who collaborate across Cancer Research UK to ensure we maximise the value of all our resources while delivering operational transformation & management and an employee experience that enables us to be an inclusive, well-governed, agile, and sustainable organisation. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering month-end and ensuring the appropriate financial controls are in place across COO, as well as processing the monthly payroll and pension accounts across the whole charity.

If you are a Finalist or Qualified Management Accountant who is either immediately available or on one month's notice or less, we would love for you to join our mission.

What will I be doing?

• Owning and delivering timely, high-quality, and accurate management accounts (or other business-critical reports) for our Chief Operating Office (COO)

• Commenting on balance sheet variances and supporting the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team in interpreting management information, understanding major variances, and answering queries.

• Collaborating closely with the Assistant Management Accountants and Finance Analysts in your specified areas to ensure monthly transactions (e.g. accruals, prepayments, and cash & cheque payments) are processed accurately and on time.

• Identifying and implementing improvements and efficiencies in management accounting processes.

• Supporting the year-end audit and accurately producing the annual report and accounts for your business areas. This will involve contributing notes to the accounts and handling audit queries as required.

• Processing the monthly payroll and pension accounts across the whole charity.

• Being a key finance point of contact for your specified areas ensuring appropriate financial controls are being adhered to while challenging and offering solutions to stakeholders as appropriate.

What skills will I need?

• Finalist or qualified Management Accountant (or by experience) with experience owning and delivering accurate management accounts and month-end activities.

• Supported in delivering year-end audit and producing annual accounts.

• Can set and meet deadlines while maintaining strong attention to detail and effectively managing expectations.

• Questions what you and the wider team are doing and strives for continuous improvement and strong financial controls.

• Strong Excel skills - confident manipulating data and has previously worked with large, complex data sets and multiple systems.

• Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and build strong, collaborative relationships.

• Either immediately available or on one month's notice or less with the ability to learn and pick up responsibilities quickly.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

Additional Information

For more information about working with us please visit our website or contact us at [email protected].

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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [email protected] or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.