Job Description

Senior Management Accountant - Oxford - hybrid working (1-2 days in office)
54,500
Overall Purpose of the Role
The Senior Management Accountant leads the Management Accounting Team to deliver high-quality monthly management accounts, ensures compliance with financial policies, and manages grant and income claims. The role also supports the continuous development of the Finance Operations function and acts as a key partner to various stakeholders across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the month-end close process, ensuring timetables are agreed and followed. Produce accurate management accounts and reporting packs with insightful commentary.
Oversee the accurate completion and submission of all grant returns, ensuring deadlines, compliance, and income recovery opportunities are fully maximised.
Manage the submission of statutory returns and ad hoc reporting.
Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and year-end readiness.
Provide hands-on leadership, coaching, and development for the Management Accounting team, setting clear objectives and driving high performance.
Review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring robust financial control.
Support the annual accounts preparation and external audit process, working to tight year-end deadlines.
Drive ongoing process improvement and support systems development and implementation across finance.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications & Experience:
Part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with experience in a large finance function
Strong analytical and Excel skills with the ability to interpret financial data and present insights
Proven team leadership and line management experience
Demonstrable experience in process improvement and change management
Skilled communicator with the ability to explain financial outputs to senior stakeholders
Detail-oriented with strong ownership of deliverables
Working Conditions / Time Pressures
High-intensity periods include the first week of each month, quarterly grant deadlines, and April/July year-end and audit deadlines
High level of autonomy with decision-making responsibility within agreed frameworks
Requires excellent planning and coordination across departments to meet financial reporting deadlines

Skills Required