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Management Accountant

Cavill Robinson Financial Recruitment

Posted 9 days ago, valid for 14 days

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 8AG, England

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

Full Time

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance

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Sonic Summary

The Cambridge colleges are offering a varied finance role reporting to the Finance Director, focusing on financial accounting and business partnering.
Candidates should be qualified accountants with several years of post-qualification experience, and UK residency or a long-term visa is required.
The role involves management accounting, budget and forecast production, financial training for non-financial staff, and team management.
The salary is competitive, with additional benefits that include up to 10% pension contributions, free lunches valued at around £2k annually, and 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
Candidates with educational or charity sector experience are preferred but not essential, and interviews will be conducted imminently.

The Cambridge colleges are unique both in their historic setting and in aspects of their finances. This is a fantastic chance to work for one of them and benefit from everything they offer including career progression.Reporting to the Finance Director, this is a very varied role incorporating both aspects of financial accounting and business partnering. Specifically, you will be involved in the following:

Delivering all aspects of the college's management accounting including variance analysis, cost and cashflow management, and providing accurate financial information to support the FD's strategic financial responsibilities.
Finance business partnering to produce budgets and forecasts
Liaising with and training non - financial people to understand key metrics and their business impact.
Simplifying processes where needed.
Leading the financial transactional processing including reviewing the work of the finance team, ensuring journals have been posted correctly. This area covers management of income, student billings, cashbook and accounts payable functions.
Managing and mentoring the team.

Ideally, you will be a qualified accountant with several years' post qualification experience. Educational or charity experience would be a plus but is not essential. You must also have UK residency or a long term visa with the right to work in the UK. Benefits are extensive and include:

Pension contributions of up to 10% from the college
Free lunches, which adds value of c. £2k per annum to base line salary
Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus Bank Holidays
Medical cash plan
Cycle to work scheme
Free use of on-site gym
Access to comprehensive wellbeing support/employee assistance
Free life assurance
Option to purchase a private healthcare scheme

We will be interviewing imminently for this fascinating, all round role so don't hesitate to send your CV to us. To be considered for an interview, your CV must clearly show experience in the areas mentioned in the job advert.

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