British Gymnastics has the following permanent full- time post Management Accountant 37 hours per week Salary range £26,699.00 to £30,000.00 per annum (dependent upon experience) 39 days annual leave (including Bank Holiday and Company days) + salary sacrifice pension scheme +2 wellbeing days a year + weekly exercise and wellbeing hours This is a dual based role working from Lilleshall National Sports Centre, nr Newport, Shropshire (2 days a week) and from home As a key member of the Finance team, you will collaborate closely with departmental budget holders and their teams across the organisation to produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts.
To ensure the accounts are produced efficiently and on schedule, you will be responsible for continuously monitoring and reviewing all source data.
This includes adopting a proactive approach and taking corrective actions as necessary to ensure accurate reconciliation of all control accounts.
For further details about the role, please refer to the Role profile The Role The main responsibilities of the role are: Prepare monthly variance analysis at a departmental level Analyse cost centres and departmental data monthly Prepare and issue budget/forecast input templates quarterly to relevant budget holders Schedule and attend at least monthly meetings with budget holders Prepare monthly trend analysis to discuss performance with budget holders.
Train new starters and budget holders on financial processes, systems, coding structure, pre-payments, etc., as required.
Provide ad hoc analytical support to the Head of Procurement as needed.
Oversee and review the accuracy and processing of all financial transactions, including debtor and creditor transactions, VAT rates, staff and volunteer expenses, and project costs.
Prepare quarterly grant submissions, collating and reviewing all data with the relevant budget holder.
Review membership income in collaboration with the Membership Manager and prepare and post deferred income journals.
Prepare quarterly VAT returns, reviewing all VAT-related data monthly and investigating and resolving any errors.
Manage bank accounts and control accounts, ensuring all mandates are up to date and maintained.
Check and analyse the fixed asset register and process fixed asset journals.
Reconcile the project ledger to the general ledger.
Prepare prepayments and accruals for review.
Provide cover for purchase ledger/sales ledger during holidays or periods of absence.
The Person Applicants will need to demonstrate: Solid knowledge, understanding, and prior experience of accounts preparation and processes.
Confidence and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with budget holders, colleagues, suppliers, and customers.
Excellent numeracy and analytical skills.
A strong understanding of MS Excel and formulas (e.g., IF statements, INDEXMATCH, pivot tables) and cloud- based accounting software.
Diligence, displaying excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
Flexibility, adapting to the requirements of the organisation.
Resilience, with the ability to meet the demands of the organisation during periods of high workload.
Confidentiality and discretion when dealing with sensitive data.
A formal AAT qualification or equivalent accountancy qualification.
To be successful, the role holder will require knowledge and understanding of business aims, activities, priorities, budget cycles, requirements, commercial objectives, and sales patterns.
How to apply To apply for this post click ' Apply Now' to upload your CV and covering letter.
Please include in your covering letter details of how you meet the requirements of the role, as outlined in the Role Profile.
Please note your Covering Letter and CV will need to be uploaded as one document.
We value diversity of views and contributions and have a strong commitment to equality and inclusion.
We aspire to have a workforce that is diverse and representative of all sections of society.
We are particularly keen to receive applications from women, people with disabilities, people from ethnically diverse communities, people from the LGBTQ+ community because these groups are often under-represented within our workforce.
As part of our monitoring process we ask for your support in completing our Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form Closing date for applications: Midnight on 29th November 2024 Interview date: 5th December 2024 TPBN1_UKTJ