Location Hybrid · Didcot, UK Minimum 2 days per week in the Harwell office
Seniority Mid-level
* Closing: 11:59pm, 31st Mar 2025 BST
Perks and benefits
* Work from home option
* Life Insurance
* Wellness programs
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
* Sabbatical Opportunities
* Salary sacrifice
* Team social events
* Extracurricular clubs
* Cycle to work scheme
Job Description
Role Overview
We are seeking a dynamic Management Accountant to spearhead our financial and management accounting functions, reporting directly to the Director of Finance. The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to shape and refine the role's responsibilities, thereby contributing significant value to our organisation.
Key Responsibilities
* Prepare the Catapult’s monthly management accounts.
* Manage month-end processes, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations, prepayments, accruals, and bank accounts.
* Conduct detailed analysis of the Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet.
* Assist with year-end procedures and audits.
* Prepare core grant claims.
* Oversee cash management and forecasting.
* Handle VAT returns and engage with R&D tax credits and corporation tax matters.
* Develop and implement robust internal controls.
* Actively participate in the finance team, embodying a customer-focused, knowledgeable, collaborative, reliable, and flexible ethos.
* Manage a team of two direct reports.
The Successful Applicant
* Likely to be a part-qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA) with relevant management accounting experience.
* A confident and efficient self-starter.
* Proficient in Excel with a solid understanding of SAP (ideally SAP By Design).
* Skilled in managing a small team (this role has 2 direct reports).
* A proactive self-learner with a desire to enhance skills and knowledge.
* Meticulous attention to detail while maintaining a strategic perspective.
* A collaborative team player, capable of working effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
* Experience with government funding models is advantageous but not essential.
How we work….
We strive to create a high trust, high performance and inclusive environment that enables team members to bring their whole selves to work – this helps to create the foundations of an innovation culture. Our shared values are critical to this:
* We care - for our people, our partners, and our planet.
* We connect - and engage with people and ideas.
* We learn - and grow, as people and as an industry.
Underpinning this is our belief in great teams; our combined efforts will always deliver outcomes beyond that of any individual, providing we are honest through debate, experiment and reflect, and create shared resolutions in support of our purpose. Live these values, work to our principles, take ownership to deliver, and we are certain you will thrive with us.
This job description sets out the skills and experience we think are needed to be able to perform in this job. However, if you believe you can deliver in this role, then we want to hear from you.
Important notice for applicants: We use tools to detect plagiarism and the use of AI or chatbots for applicant answers. If plagiarism, AI use (such as ChatGPT) or similar software are found to have been used in your application, you will not be considered for this or future roles within the Satellite Applications Catapult.
At Satellite Applications Catapult, we're committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome candidates from all corners of the globe, but due to legal and logistical considerations, we want to be transparent about the potential visa-related challenges that could arise. Our ability to offer sponsorship will depend on the level of interest for our roles and salary level.
If you need any additional support during the application process, please do reach out and connect. We also invite you to share feedback via Applied.
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