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Assistant Management Accountant
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/89775/7452
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Employee
Contract Details:
24 month fixed-term
Salary/Stipend:
£38,918 per annum
Working Hours:
35
Location:
Church House, Great Smith Street, London
Closing Date:
05/12/2024
Vacancy Category:
Accounting/Finance
Business Unit:
National Church Institutions (NCIs)
Organizational Unit:
CofE Central Services
Introduction
The Assistant Management Accountants (AMAs) are responsible for accurate and timely recording of financial transactions, supporting the production of standardised management accounts, and undertaking initial analysis as part of the monthly reporting processes. Working with the support of the Financial Accounting and Financial Processing teams, the AMAs support the NCIs by ensuring the integrity and reliability of financial information and enabling timely and informed financial decision-making by budget holders and other stakeholders.
Please note this is a 24 month fixed term contract.
About the Department
The Finance department is a shared services function working across the NCIs to provide a comprehensive, cost-effective finance service to each organisation, and helping to co-ordinate joint projects where appropriate. The Finance department is on a change journey, transforming the way we work and the service we provide to the NCIs. This role will sit within the Financial Planning and Analysis team, providing first-line support on management reporting, forecasting and budgeting to the NCIs, along with four other Assistant Management Accountants.
What you'll be doing
In this role you will:
- Complete compliance and engagement with monthly and yearly processes and deadlines, ensuring all necessary transactions are recorded in SAP accurately and on time, with no material errors, omissions or miscoding
- Provide support for the Finance Business Partners in the production of monthly analysis and reports.
- Provide guidance and support to key business users to help them follow financial procedures and comply with financial control requirements.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Excellent IT skills, including advanced MS Excel and experience of handling and manipulating large volumes of data.
- Experience of using financial systems packages including financial reporting tools.
- Studying, gained, or willing to commence studies for AAT or similar equivalent accounting qualification.
- Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and basic accounting adjustments such as accruals and prepayments; understanding of fixed assets.
For a detailed person specification, please see the attached job description.
What we offer
Our benefits include:
- A salary of £38,918 per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days
- Flexible working hours and location, with an expectation of just 2 days per week in our office in Westminster
- Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.
We Include. You Belong.
Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.
Living out our values in all that we do, we:
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity
We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values. Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we’re looking for then we would like to hear from you.
