Business Partner / Management Accountant (Education Charity)

The College are looking to appoint a Business Partner / Management Accountant to play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and accurate processing, and reporting, of College finances. A complex and busy working environment. The Management Accountant will therefore demonstrate the ability to manage multiple and competing deadlines to ensure the delivery of financial and management information against a monthly, termly and annual reporting timetable.

Essential to the success of this role is a keen eye for detail and the ability to develop sensitive relationships with multiple stakeholders including students, senior management, and academic Fellows

• Production of monthly management accounts and budget holder reporting in line with College timetable.
• Production of balance sheet and review of all balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintenance of Fixed Assets ledger and reconciliation to nominal ledger on monthly basis.
• Assistance with production of statutory accounts and returns.
• Liaison with Development Office to ensure donations are correctly recorded, gift aid declarations in place and gift aid claimed correctly.
• Assistance with cash flow management and reporting.
• Prepare VAT returns, VAT annual adjustment reporting, and any capital goods scheme adjustments required. Liaison with external VAT adviser on VAT matters.
• Compiling strategies that will reduce College costs.
• Obtaining finance for projects for example Fellowships
• Advising on the financial implications of college decisions.
• Developing and overseeing financial systems and procedures as well as identifying opportunities to improve these.
• Controlling income and expenditure within the college to ensure that expenditure is in line with budgets.
• Assistance with preparation of forecasts and budgets.
• Oversee the day-to-day running of the Accounts Office.
• Oversee and back-up operation of payroll.
• Maintain the accounts for the development subsidiary company.
• Deputise for College Accountant when required.
• Deal with ad hoc queries from other departments and stakeholder

Essential

• Accountant with proven experience.
• Proven track record in effective team management.
• Advanced use of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, practical knowledge of Word and Outlook.
• Ability to manipulate data from database and run reports.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work, be self-motivated and able to work on own initiative, together with organisation of work performed by other people.
• Ability to initiate, investigate and implement process changes which impact on other teams to improve the efficiency of the Accounts Office.
• Teamwork - work co-operative and productively with others and provide support to aid team development.
• Strong written communication skills, able to prepare written procedures and assist with internal presentations.
• Good presentation skills to communicate with all levels in the organisation and explain technical or financial aspects.
• Strong numeracy. Accuracy and attention to detail. Good problem-solving skills.
• Calm under pressure.

Desirable

• Proven experience as a Management Accountant in a Charity environment.
• Qualified / Part-Qualified / QBE or active studier.
• Practical experience of payroll operations.
• Working knowledge of fund accounting and Charities SORP.
• Working knowledge of VAT and Gift aid regulation in a Charity environment.
• Experience in an Oxford College environment.
• An understanding of Higher Education

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