A large and reputable education provider in Hull is recruiting a Management Accountant on a 6-month basis.

Hybrid working available and flexible working hours.

You will ideally be available to start immediately, and your main responsibilities will include:

• Management and maintenance of the financial ledgers, accounts and cost centres to support both management and financial accounting.
• Prepare and process journals. Accrue and prepay income and expenditure in accordance with income recognition policies as well as in accordance with financial reporting standards.
  
  This will include tuition fee income, reporting and analysis from SITS and liaison with the FBPs will be required.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, with analysis and commentary of variances to forecast/budget.
  
  
• Present month-end numbers with commentary and analysis to the Finance Management team in accordance with the month-end timetable.
• Ensure month-end procedures are properly executed and completed in line with agreed timetables
• Manage all month-end reporting to a high standard for Faculties and professional service areas as per the month-end timetable.
• Prepare actual data analysis to support the Finance Business Partnering Team with their planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Account for and report earmarked funding project performance
• Review I&E and balance sheet accounts and nominals to gain a full understanding of the allocated service areas’ activities.
• Carry out monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all assigned balance sheet nominals, including investigation and resolution of reconciling items, to assist the Financial Controller in ensuring the Financial Control Framework is operating as documented
• Provide input and assist in the preparation of the annual statutory returns as required i.e. HEBCI and OfS returns.
• Ensure all other income streams are reviewed and invoiced on a timely basis, i.e. validation, enterprise and commercial income.
• Proactively support the Finance Shared Services team in managing aged debt and cash collection.
• Reconciliation of pay with the underlying HR records on a monthly basis
• Non-pay analysis performed and reporting on a regular and an ad hoc basis.
• Participate with both internal and external audits, ensuring all information is provided to auditors promptly and in a suitable format.
  
  
• Work alongside the Research Grants Operations Team to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting of all research activity.
• Ensure compliance with the University’s financial procedures and policies

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