Summary An opportunity to join one of the UK's largest grant-making charities as a Senior Management Accountant, playing a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, budgeting, business partnering, and financial control across the organisation.
This role would suit a qualified accountant with strong management accounting expertise, advanced Excel skills, and experience working closely with stakeholders to support strategic decision-making.
Our Client The Freemasons' Charity is a nationally recognised charity with a reputation for making a meaningful difference across the UK. Combining a strong financial position with a clear social purpose, the organisation offers the opportunity to work in a values-led environment where finance plays a central role in supporting strategic decision-making and maximising charitable impact.
The Role This Senior Management Accountant position sits within the Finance Department and is responsible for delivering high-quality financial information, reporting, budgeting and analysis to support organisational decision-making.
Key responsibilities include:
- Producing monthly management accounts, forecasts and financial reporting
- Leading budgeting and financial planning processes
- Providing business partnering support to budget holders and project teams
- Managing financial controls, reconciliations and compliance requirements
- Supporting audits, systems improvements and finance process development
Main Duties As the Senior Management Accountant, you will:
- Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, variance analysis and financial commentary
- Lead month-end activities including journals, reconciliations and ledger reviews
- Develop and maintain budgets, forecasts and cashflow projections
- Support year-end accounts preparation and external audit requirements
- Provide financial insight and guidance to stakeholders across the organisation
The Successful Candidate The successful candidate will have:
- A qualified accountant (full member of ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA or equivalent)
- Proven management accounting experience within a UK organisation
- Experience producing budgets, forecasts and management reports to tight deadlines
- Strong Excel and financial systems skills
- Previous supervisory or line management experience
Desirable experience includes working within the charity sector and exposure to Salesforce or similar CRM and finance systems.
What's on Offer? - £57,000 - £65,000 per annum
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Private medical cover
- Bupa Dental scheme
- Employer pension contributions of 6% to 10%
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service
- MediCash Cash Plan
- Long-term career development within a collaborative and purpose-driven organisation
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