Management Accounting Officer

Service Care Solutions are looking for a Management Accounting Officer to work within the London Fire Brigade 6-months.

Location: London (Hybrid)

Job role/responsibilities:
To ensure the accuracy of recording and reporting of spend and budgets. The job holder will work in a team of Management Accounting Officers, led by a Management Accounting Team Leader, to provide operational technical support to the team of Business Partners who will face the business directly.

• Producing and maintaining accurate financial records for a specified section of the budget enabling the team to become a centre of excellence.
• Prepare due diligence reports for Business Partner review and sign off, evaluating the financial standing of GLA grant and contract partners.
• Prepare monthly financial forecasts based on analysis, constructive thinking, and evaluative judgement.
• Ensuring that budgets and actuals are properly, accurately, and promptly recorded and reported.
• Undertake reconciliations of budget areas to ensure that budgets are accurate,
• Enable the strategic Business Partnering model through provision of operational technical support to the team.
• Produce, review, and analyse financial information to support directorate decision-making.
• Deliver the budget setting process for the GLA: Mayor and/or Assembly.
• Responsible for a cross-cutting activity which enhances financial information available to the whole team.
• Provide advice to directorate colleagues about proper accounting process and financial regulations.
• Processing budget transactions within prescribed parameters
• Maintaining forecast models to support monthly and quarterly financial reporting.
• Posting accruals, prepayments and journal transfers as directed.

Knowledge/Experience required:

• Accounting Technician qualification
• (AAT or equivalent) and up to date with CPD. Postholders will be encouraged to study for a CCAB level qualification.
• Experience of applying accounting good practice to resolve problems and improve systems and processes.
• Good working knowledge of budget recording and reporting through an ERP system such as SAP or Oracle.
• Experience of suggesting and implementing improvements to finance systems and processes
• Experience of presenting financial information (orally and in writing) clearly and concisely
• Excel - intermediate

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: or tel: . Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to £250.