About us:
This role is in the Operations Finance Business Partnering team, which is part of the Finance, Procurement, Strategic planning and Analytics directorate. The FPSPA Directorate provides quality financial support, advice and planning in pursuit of the university's stated academic objectives. In particular, it is committed to the provision of strong financial leadership in all areas of activity undertaken by the university, to the provision of sound professional advice on all aspects of financial management, and to the achievement and maintenance of a high-quality service.
About the role:
The primary purpose of this role is to contribute to the full range of management accounting work within the university. Working closely with other members of the management accounting community, the role provides useful information to faculty/directorate managers to improve their decision-making, planning and control.
We are seeking a curious, enthusiastic, and approachable Assistant Management Accountant with excellent oral and written communication skills to join our Finance Business Partnering (Operations) at King's.
The post holder will be able to demonstrate an understanding of accounting concepts and promote the understanding of financial knowledge within directorates in their communication with non-financial stakeholders. You should have experience of working with a financial accounting system and in exporting data to produce meaningful reports to meet the needs of different stakeholders. Working closely with Finance Business Partners, you will respond in a timely manner to meet our budget holder needs. This will include answering queries, performing reconciliations, staff approvals, updating the staff forecast tool, processing journals, budget and forecast movements, assisting with general month end tasks, creation of new activity codes, assisting with coding changes and restructures, and the provision of management accounting information.
This is a full-time (35 Hours per week) position offered on an indefinite basis.
About you:
To be successful in this role you will need the following.
Essential Criteria:
1. Part-qualified with a professional accountancy body
2. Confident working under pressure and to tight deadlines
3. Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages particularly Excel with an ability to extract and manipulate financial information in spreadsheets including pivot tables.
4. Experience of working with an accounting package, for financial processing and/or reporting
5. An ability to communicate general finance issues and accounting terminology to non-finance staff in a language they can understand.
6. Methodical and detail-oriented, maintaining a high level of accuracy
7. Ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders in a collaborative, professional and assured manner
8. Proactive with the ability to work independently as well as delivering within a team
9. Curious, customer service oriented, with a commitment to personal accountability and continuous improvement
10. Adaptable and flexible to organisational change, driving own professional development
11. Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace
Desirable Criteria:
1. Educated to degree level or equivalent
2. Experience of Higher Education.
Application Instructions:
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
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