Management Accountant

Purpose Management Accountant

To provide an effective and responsive financial management service to Senior Management and budget-holders of NCHA and its associated entities.

Main responsibilities Management Accountant

Assist in the preparation of the Associations and its associated entities statutory, statistical and other returns, revenue, fixed assets, development and balance sheet budgets, business plans and forecasts.

Ensure any statutory returns relating to members of the NCHA Group and the charities for which NCHA is sole corporate trustee are filed with the relevant statutory bodies by the set deadline.

Support Budget-holders and Senior Management in the operation of their budgets; assisting in the proactive monitoring of performance on budgets and initiating discussions where corrective action is required.

Oversee the preparation of all budgets for those charities for which NCHA provides financial services or equivalent activity for a major NCHA service.

Provide financial input to business cases for service development and processes for continuous improvement; in the provision of financial management services to NCHA and its stakeholders.

Assist in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for NCHA.

Draft the annual accounts for the Charities for which NCHA is sole corporate trustee and taxation returns for NC2HA and any other subsidiaries.

Produce reports for the Board of Management and the Senior Staff Group to an agreed timetable or on an ad hoc basis.

Represent the Association at meetings of Trustees, residents etc.

Promote a positive inclusive culture that supports and models NCHAs CLEAR values, behaviours and expectations.

Recruit, induct and support and develop colleagues; managing and evaluating performance effectively.

Support change management within teams.

About the person (criteria used to shortlist applications) Management Accountant

Knowledge CIMA/ACCA finalist/part qualified and/or degree holder in Accountancy/FinanceSkills and experience

Substantial, demonstrable experience in the preparation and management of budgets, management accounts and financial statements

Excellent inter-personal, communication and presentation skills

Able to demonstrate working to deadlines with minimum supervision

Demonstrable ability to use high level functionality of MS spreadsheets, databases, computerised accounts packages and other related applications to retrieve and manipulate complex data

High level of numeracy, literacy

Experience of successfully managing individuals including their performance and development

Experience of successfully supporting change in a team or business

Personal qualities, values and behaviours Management Accountant

An understanding of the needs of people from diverse social, cultural and racial backgrounds

Commitment and ability to model NCHAs CLEAR values and purpose

Is self-aware and willing to develop