The award winning National Space Centre is looking to recruit a talented individual to join our Finance Team to play an important role in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and producing decision-relevant information which will support the businesses ongoing financial stability and successful delivery of its objectives. The successful candidate will also be involved in year-end accounting activities, including supporting the preparation of financial statements and key working papers to meet audit requirements Hours Full Time - 35 hours per week. Usually Monday to Friday, but flexibility is required as the role depends upon the workload, including weekends. Occasional early mornings, late evenings and bank holiday work according to the needs of the team. Salary - £40,000 - £45,000 per year depending upon experience Please note that this is a temporary 6 month contract with the view of becoming permanent. Closing date for applications: 12 Noon Tuesday 14th January 2025. Interviews will be held at The National Space Centre (date to be confirmed). Following successful application for the role, available interview dates will be sent over to shortlisted candidates along with any other relevant information. Interviews will be held at The National Space Centre. To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter via BambooHR: (No agencies). Please note - We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date if we receive a suitable number of high-quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date. Further information about the National Space Centre may be found on our website www.spacecentre.co.uk Candidate privacy statement: https://spacecentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/National-Space-Centre-GDPR-Candidate-privacy-notice.pdf The successful individual will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Disclosure. Key Responsibilities Profit and Loss departmental reporting Project accounting, including preparation and submission of grant claims. Balance sheet reconciliations including intercompany & analysis Provide year end accounting supporting, around financial statements preparation and key working papers Maintenance of fixed asset register to be up to date, accurate and aligned to financial governance arrangements Working with and challenging budget holders and operational terms to produce accurate forecasts and robust budgets. Complete monthly management accounts to the set timetable. Posting of journals including Accruals/Prepayments. Analyse monthly performance to budget, forecast, prior year and KPIs evaluating variance impact and identifying trends to support, challenge and provide options. In addition, providing sufficient narrative to inform the business and operational decisions. Ability to analyse, summarise and communicate financial data and information clearly and accurately to non-financial budget managers. Submission of the monthly and annual return of gift aid, VAT and National Statistics Surveys on monthly basis. Provide cover to the finance department during staff absence and leave Other reasonable tasks as may be designated Person Specification Qualified Accountant with active membership to ACCA, CIMA or ACA with a minimum of three years’ experience Advanced Excel skills. Good commercial and financial awareness Highly IT literate, comfortable operating and learning new systems Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including presentation skills). Be confident to question stakeholder’s queries and seek answers to solutions whilst providing continuous support. Can-do attitude with an ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines. Great attention to detail with strong analytical and interpretation skills. Knowledge/Skills/Qualifications Confident in Financial Accounting / Management Accountant Experienced in year-end accounting activities and producing working papers to support financial statements Experience working in a busy finance department and as part of a team and covering other roles. Be proactive and able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision Possess excellent planning organizational and deadline time keeping skills Have effective communication skills (written and verbal English) and be confident in presenting financial information to senior management. A proficient user of finance systems and MS Office inc Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Experience with the finance system Iplicit is preferred.