Management Accountant

This is an opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our Operational Finance team in Glasgow. This role operates out of our Glasgow office. The role of the Management Accountant has a variety of responsibilities, involving responsibility for the management accounts, contribution to the reporting packs, forecasting and tackling emerging requirements as part of the core Finance team of the Group. There are plenty of challenges and opportunities to develop your business acumen and accounting skills.

The successful candidate will be exposed to a fast-paced, acquisitive and ever-changing corporate environment. The role will report directly to the FBP & Lead Management Accountant (title TBC), have daily contact with the other FBP/MA team, and communicate with operational staff on a regular basis. We are looking for a professional to uphold professional rigour, but at the same time forge a warm and constructive relationship with business colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsibility for preparation of monthly management accounts for business units, ensuring completely, accurate and timely reporting in line with reporting deadlines.
• Preparation of monthly reporting packs including KPIs; supported by clear variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Preparation and maintenance of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring integrity of financial data and prompt resolution of reconciling items.
• Ownership of monthly revenue and cost reconciliations, validating underlying movements and ensuring compliance with Group accounting policies and IFRS requirements.
• Analysis and reconciliation of overhead expenditure, payroll costs and headcount movements, investigating variances and highlighting areas requiring attention.
• Ownership of cost forecasting and support for wider budgeting and forecasting processes through the provision of robust financial data and assumptions.

To be successful you should bring:

• Part-qualified, finalist or fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ICAS or equivalent).
• Strong management accounting experience, including month-end reporting, reconciliations, forecasting and budgeting.
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to build, maintain and enhance forecasting, reporting and financial models.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to investigate variances, identify trends and ensure the integrity of financial information.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality financial reporting.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous process improvement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively to tight reporting deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a wider finance team.
• A confident communicator who can build effective working relationships with operational and finance colleagues.

Additional desirable qualities:

• Experience of developing or improving financial reporting and forecasting models.
• Experience of using Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Experience of using FinancialForce/Certinia.
• Experience of using Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Experience of supporting audits and maintaining strong financial controls.

About Idox

Our specialist software solutions power the performance of government and industry, driving productivity and a better experience for everyone. Built around the user and designed in collaboration with experts who have worked through every detail of every process from end-to-end, our hard-working process engines deliver exceptional functionality and embed workflows that drive efficiency and best practice with a long-term focus for regulated environments.

Through the automation of tasks, the simplification of complex operations, finding scalability as operations evolve, and more effective management of information, we help our customers harness the power of Digital, so they can do more.

We employ 750+ staff in the UK and worldwide, including Europe, North America, and Asia, so some travel to meet colleagues may be required.

Our Culture

We are ambitious in working together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. Idox is a company where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit, where we respect all our employees, customers and communities in which we live, work and are a part of.

We recruit and reward employees based on capability and performance – regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. Each office location worldwide, is free to respond to local needs to create a culturally sensitive workplace for everyone.In doing so, we want every employee to feel our commitment to showing respect for all and encouraging open collaboration and communication.

How to Apply

Please apply following the link provided via the recruitment channel/ website, or if you cannot see a link, apply via Join.Us@idoxgroup.com where the Talent Acquisition team will review your application. As a result of high candidate volumes, please understand we cannot reply to individual applications, except when shortlisted for interview.

Also, please note successful applicants will need to satisfy the BPSS guidelines (Baseline Personnel Security Standards) which consist of the receipt of satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of employment; an identity check; verification of eligibility to work in the UK; and a Basic Disclosure Check. This is in order to help us make safer recruitment decisions.

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