Management Accountant

Michael Page Finance are partnered with South Yorkshire Police on the search for a Management Accountant. You will lead on all aspect of management reports, budgeting and analysis along with providing strategic financial insights, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders. Additionally, there will include management and day-to-day leadership of a team of talented Finance Officers.

Client Details

Working for South Yorkshire Police doesn't have to mean patrolling the streets; our police staff work side by side with uniformed officers. A strong team of professional support staff work behind the scenes in many different areas of our organisation, including in finance. We need skilled people, like you, to join our police family to keep our South Yorkshire communities safe. We have an annual budget in excess of 300 million and employ over 3,000 police officers and 2,200 support staff. South Yorkshire Police are committed to attracting, selecting, hiring, retaining and developing a diverse and professional workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve, enabling us to meet and exceed our corporate finance goals and objectives

Like most organisations, South Yorkshire Police is transforming the way we deliver our services and run the organisation to meet ever more demanding challenges. We have a Medium-Term Resource Strategy underpinned by a draft recovery plan to help achieve our mission. The Finance department is very much at the centre of delivering this strategy working collaboratively with all senior leaders across the organisation and our external partners. Therefore, as part of this we are looking for talented individuals who are experienced finance professionals, resilient and driven to achieve change.

For more information about South Yorkshire Police careers and to see what other opportunities they are recruiting, please visit the link here - (url removed) a fast-paced and varied Management Accountant role based in Sheffield, you will lead on all aspect of management reports, budgeting and analysis along with providing strategic financial insights, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders. There will also include management and day-to-day leadership of a team of talented Finance Officers, overseeing their work and ensuring high performance.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Senior Management Accountant during the budget setting process and provide clear direction to Finance Officers
• Leading and co-ordinating the month end processes to ensure they are completed in accordance with the month-end timetable
• Monitor the completion of key monthly procedures which include, reconciliations, contingencies and central reports, in accordance with the month-end process, ensuring these are accurate and up to date
• Update and monitor the Key Performance Indicators for the team and review performance and standard of work provided to stakeholders and the Force
• Prepare high quality and accurate monthly budget monitoring reports for Business Units, including the capital, grant and savings appendices
• Line Management of a team of Finance Officers, providing direction and leadership, proactively managing performance, setting clear and stretching objectives, providing regular and constructive feedback, training and development and timely PDRs

Profile

For this Finance Officer position, we're looking for:

• Ideally qualified with or studying towards CCAB qualification
• Significant and demonstrable management accounting experience
• Up to date with current accounting issues and good, practical accounting knowledge
• Experience of building strong working relationships and establishing personal credibility with senior managers and budget holders
• Experience of leading a team and staff management is preferred

Job Offer

Outstanding pension contribution from the Local Government Pension Scheme + Enhanced AL allowance + Blue light discount card + Family-friendly policies + Wellbeing and welfare services + Hybrid working

Applications close on Monday, 5th May; however, we encourage early submissions as we may close the application process sooner if we receive a high volume of interest.