Management Accountant Job in Blackburn, Lancashire

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Management Accountant Job in Blackburn, Lancashire

Job Description
Management Accountant

Location – Blackburn
Salary – £35,000

Simpson Judge are working with a well-established public sector housing trust, with offices based in Blackburn, who have an opportunity for a Management Accountant in a broad accounting role.

Responsibilities include:
* Support the production of the monthly management accounts within set timescales.
* Manage the Trust's accounting systems to accurately track payroll expenditure.
* Assess proposed development schemes and acquisition properties against appraisal criteria. Manage the Trust's development appraisal and programme management system to accurately track capital spending.
* Prepare Component Accounting records. Reconcile balances in the Housing System to the Fixed Asset Module and the General Ledger.
* Assist in the preparation of the annual budget, facilitate budget planning meetings, provide relevant benchmarking information and support Senior Managers' preparation of a budget report which considers team objectives, costs, performance and efficiency/VFM measures.
* Distribute reports detailing expenditure against budget, liaise with budget holders to help interpret results and monitor forecast outturn variances.
* Monitor day-to-day cash requirements, prepare medium term cash flow forecasts which identify future cash requirements, and identify variances compared to the Business Plan.
* Assist in the production of the final accounts, Corporation Tax and VAT returns by preparing relevant accounting entries and supporting schedules.
* Manage cost recharge regime and intra group transactions. Assist in the preparation of consolidated and subsidiary company accounts.
* Collate and analyse financial benchmarking data.

Skills/Qualifications:

* ACCA or ACA Qualified Accountant (part-qualified also considered)
* Previous management accounts experience
* Background/experience working within public sector housing a bonus (but not required)

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Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Blackburn, Lancashire
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Blackburn
County: Lancashire
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £32000 – £35000/annum
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