We are recruiting for a Management Accountant to join our Finance team in Glasgow.
Reporting to our Financial Controller/Company Secretary, the Management Accountant will provide technical expertise
to fully own the accounting process of our charity. The post holder will also manage our Finance Assistant and
Finance Administrators to ensure that sales and purchase ledgers are maintained with proper financial controls,
including aged debtors and creditors.
We are Right There, a charity celebrating our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home and
in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use
or family breakdowns.
Last year we supported almost 4000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the
people they love. Every person's story is unique, and everyone's route home is different - it
doesn't matter what the situation is - we're not here to judge, only to help.
The main duties and responsibilities will include:
- Provide line management to Finance Assistant and Finance Administrators, with the ability to build and develop
the team’s efficiencies, processes, and day-to-day controls
- Lead the development of the finance team to
better understand the chart of accounts, income/expenditure throughout the organisation, and how to fully
maximise the use of general ledger to provide accurate reporting
- Build and maintain strong relationships
with the team, feeding back on performance and highlighting where there are skill gaps
- Responsible for
General Ledger implementation and changes
- Support the Finance Controller with the annual audit, prepare
statutory accounts, and lead the audit field work
- Support the Finance Controller and Senior Finance
Officer with system implementation and changes including general ledger, suppliers, and project
coding
- Work with the Finance Business Partner to aid the budgeting and forecasting process, and budget
holder reporting with accurate data and monthly accounts
- Analyse and report accurate
data
- Prepare monthly accounts
- Responsible for timeliness of month end processes
- Review,
Correct, and Input Monthly Journals
- Develop and manage internal recharges, journal mis-postings,
corrections, and reallocations
- Balance sheet, profit and loss, and trial balance
reconciliations
- Reconcile all key balance sheet control accounts
- Review of accounts payable and
receivable ledgers and associated accruals and prepayments
- Ensure sales and purchase ledgers are
maintained with proper financial controls
- Develop and monitor restricted income and expenditure
allocations and accurately monitor spending against restricted funds
- Produce and reconcile VAT
returns
Full details can be found in the job & person specification on our website.
What we expect from you
Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We’d expect the post-holder to uphold
and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.
We’re looking for you to have a recognised professional qualification such as ACCA, ACA, CIMA and to have technical
expertise and acute attention to detail within general ledger accounting. You will also have knowledge and
experience of the processes and procedures that are central to a finance function, and you will confidently
develop knowledge of income/expenditure throughout the organisation and understand how to accurately allocate
and report on the charity’s diverse income types.
What you can expect from us
We value our staff as our greatest asset and will provide the following working conditions:
- The post holder will report to the Financial Controller/Company Secretary
- Your normal working hours are 35 per week Monday to Friday.
- Your usual place of work will be 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA. Alternatively, you may also choose to work remotely from your home address where appropriate.
- Working arrangements must be agreed with your line manager, based on the needs of the service.
- Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours holiday (equivalent to 6 weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to 8 weeks) pro rata per year in the second. This includes public holidays
- All appointments are subject to a minimum of a 12-week probationary period
- You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension in the month that you will complete 3-months of employment, provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria