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Job purpose:
As Management Accountant you will work within the commercial finance team who play a crucial role at Bruntwood ensuring that our operational colleagues have accurate, timely, financial and non-financial information to enable robust decision making.
Ways of working:
We appreciate life doesn’t just revolve around rigid work hours. We do have lovely office space and a collaborative, engaging working culture. So we often spend our 37.5 hour working week in the office which is Union based in Manchester City Centre, 4 days a week (1 day from home). As part of the Management Accountant role, you will be required to travel to our Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool offices once a month.
What we’re looking for in a nutshell:
We are keen to see applications from candidates with an ACA, CIMA, or ACCA qualification, with at least 2 years of experience. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated commercial finance professional, with a pragmatic approach and extended financial accounting expertise, particularly in budgeting and forecasting. The ideal candidate will possess advanced analytical skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and demonstrate excellent communication abilities to establish credibility and influence across all levels.
This role requires someone who is open to both giving and receiving challenges, with a genuine desire to contribute new ideas. The successful candidate will excel at using their judgement and initiative to overcome obstacles, find creative solutions, and manage a busy workload with flexibility and prioritisation skills.
*You can find more information about the day-to-day of the role and what we’re looking for by downloading the full job description at the bottom of our website.
What you’ll be doing:
- Playing a key role supporting the Head of Finance for the portfolio, influencing commercial decision making and strategy, including business case review for major expenditure, redevelopment and acquisitions/disposals
- Overseeing and managing the budget setting, forecasting and reporting requirements of each of these areas
- Producing a full quarterly reporting pack for the portfolio, to include Income & Capital returns, variance analysis, risks/sensitivity analysis and recommendations
- Producing quarter-end accounts for all aspects of the portfolio including income, expenditure and service charge, balance sheet and cashflow in line with the SLA’s
- Preparing and presenting full quarterly analysis of P&L variances to internal and external stakeholders, identifying and highlighting trends for the senior management team to consider
- Managing weekly cash plan updates to update the central group cash forecasts
- Providing the senior management team with key financial and non financial performance indicators, highlighting trends and analysing causes of variance
- Supporting the team on commercial transactions with robust financial appraisals, including recommendations to change the structure of commercial leasing transactions or contracts, and discussing these with the Senior Finance Manager where appropriate.
- Ensuring our financial due diligence procedures are followed and transactions structured to mitigate identified risk
- Continuing to review possible automation of financial and non-financial reporting, with the aim of delivering existing identified cost efficiencies.
We really believe that if you’re brilliant to work with, you deserve brilliant things in return:
- 28 days holiday plus you get your Birthday off work - and if that’s not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
- 24 hours a year volunteer time - there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
- Sabbatical of up to 12 months so you can take a career break after five years with us
- Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy. We also offer private healthcare cover on an opt in basis too
- Life assurance cover for all colleagues
- Up to 8% matched pension scheme
- Discounts & cashback at leading retailers
- Enhanced maternity / shared parental leave - 26 weeks fully paid leave
- Interest free learning loans to help you develop new skills
In addition to what to expect within the role and your benefits, it’s good to know that you’ll be working for a business that gives back - The Oglesby Charitable Trust has donated more than £30m since it started out in 2001. Supporting charities across Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Medical Research and Social & Health Inequality.
We’ll do our best to get back to you within a week of your application, however if it has been longer than this please feel free to email talent@bruntwood.co.uk for an update.
If you're interested in applying for the role please don't hesitate as we'll be conducting interviews prior to the closing date.