Management Accountant

FTE: 0.8 fte (working 30 hours per week)

Salary: UH7 £37,099 pa to £40,521 pa with the potential to increase to £44,263 pa on achieving designated skills and experience 

Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: Bishops Square, Hatfield, University of Hertfordshire 

An opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant within the UH Finance team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Management Accountant is primarily a business partnering role, providing direct support to staff whilst operating as part of the University’s Professional team within the Finance Department. In addition, there are Central Finance responsibilities being involved with ad-hoc projects, Funding Councils and responsibility for UH monthly, budget and forecasting management reporting. 

Skills and experience required

You will have experience of working within a financial environment, providing financial advice, support and influence to non-finance colleagues. In addition, you must be able to combine business partnering with financial principles, working accurately at the detailed level, and interpreting the data at a high level in order to provide meaningful analyses to financial and non-financial staff. 

You should have excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel, with a proven record of development and achievement in the provision of management information. 

Qualifications Required

You must be at least a part-qualified member of a professional accounting qualification (CCAB). Ideally, you will be educated to degree level, or equivalent.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made. 

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries

Paul Tolley, Senior Finance Manager, p.tolley2@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 11 July 2024 

Interview date: To be confirmed

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts

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