Job Description

Senior Management Accountant

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Household / Department
Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office
Section / Branch
Finance
Location
Buckingham Palace
Contract/recruitment type
Permanent
Starting salary
55,000 - 60,000 per annum dependent on experience
Hours of work
37.5 hours a week over 5 days (Monday to Friday)
About the role

It's forecasting the figures whilst surrounded by a priceless past.

It's feeling inspired to deliver the very highest standards. And it's providing the insight and support that takes the whole household forward. This is what makes a career at The Royal Household so different.


Joining our diversely skilled and experienced finance team, you'll take on a varied role, producing management information and financial data for internal stakeholders to monitor performance and support decision-making, initially supporting the Private Secretaries Office and Digital Services.

Key responsibilities

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Working closely with budget holders and stakeholders, you'll identify and understand key drivers, with a collaborative relationship starting to build a culture of business partnering. You'll oversee the production of monthly Management Accounts, ensuring that budget holders have the relevant financial information they require to manage spend within their departments. You will manage the budgeting and reforecasting process for your designated areas of responsibility working with budget holders to develop departmental plans and detailed budgets, unafraid to critically appraise. Support the Finance Director and Finance Business Partner Manager in ongoing projects.

About you

Essential Criteria

With an CCAB qualification (or equivalent) and significant previous experience in management accounting, you are looking to apply your knowledge in a new environment. A good communicator with a collaborative approach, you'll be able to convey complex information and advise at all levels, building strong working relationships within your team and around the organisation. With an analytical mindset, your problem-solving skills are exceptional, and along with good judgement be unafraid to critically appraise budgets. Strong IT skills, you'll be confident in excel, word and PowerPoint, understanding the different ways to present financial and non-financial information. You're able to effectively plan and manage your workload and handle multiple deadlines on a regular basis. Flexible and always accurate, you're able to adapt to meet changing priorities and feel comfortable with a high level of responsibility and variety in your work.

This is your opportunity to use your financial acumen and people skills to deliver the exceptional.





Benefits
We know that to deliver our best work; we need to feel at our best. That's why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.


Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days pro rata (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.


Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we'll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.


We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.


Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.


Find out more about the full range of benefits available to our employees here.

Vacancy Closing Date:

10/08/2025, 23:55