Management Accountant (Full Time)

Financial Planning, Analysis & Business Partnering

• Coordinate the detailed preparation of budgets and forecasts, working with budget holders to develop robust assumptions and providing analysis and challenge to support the Head of Finance.
• Build effective relationships with budget holders, providing clear financial insight, constructive challenge and support in managing income, expenditure and performance against plan.
• Conduct financial performance analysis, providing meaningful commentary, insight and constructive challenge to support business objectives and decision-making.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organisation to provide financial insight, identify risks and opportunities, and support effective financial decision-making.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare accurate and timely financial information to support decision-making and meet internal and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring all financial transactions are accurately recorded, reconciliations are completed, and reporting deadlines are met.
• Produce monthly management accounts, variance analysis, and supporting schedules, highlighting key risks, opportunities and trends.
• Prepare statutory accounts, assigned regulatory returns and other external reporting requirements, ensuring information is accurate, complete and compliant with relevant accounting and regulatory standards.

Treasury Management

• Manage treasury activities, including cash flow forecasting, daily liquidity monitoring and reporting, treasury accounting, reconciliations and operational controls, supporting effective liquidity management and compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Financial Control & Continuous Improvement
• Support the maintenance of robust financial controls, processes, and systems to ensure the integrity of financial information and effective governance.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, controls, and reporting to enhance efficiency, accuracy and transparency.

People Leadership

• Manage, support and develop the members of the management accounts team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.

Stakeholder & External Relationship Management

• Assist with the management of relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, regulators, and external stakeholders, ensuring requests are addressed accurately and within agreed timescales.

• Recent and relevant experience working within a building society financial function, with a practical understanding of building society accounting, treasury and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrable experience of producing monthly management accounts, financial commentary and performance analysis.
• Experience of coordinating month-end and year-end close processes, including balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and working constructively with budget holders.
• Experience of treasury operations, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity reporting, treasury accounting, settlements and reconciliations.
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts and supporting external audit processes.
• Experience of preparing or contributing to regulatory returns within a regulated financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and the ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to manage complex financial data and competing deadlines.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and business-partnering skills.
• Experience of managing, supervising or developing finance team members is desirable.
• Familiarity with regulatory capital and liquidity requirements applicable to building societies is desirable.
• Ability to act in good faith towards retail customers and support the delivery of good customer outcomes.

Essential

• Qualified, part-qualified or actively studying towards ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of GCSE Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.
• Strong numerical, written, and verbal communication skills