Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Cambridge (office based)

£50,000-£60,000 per annum

We're looking for a driven Management Accountant to join our client's Finance team and play a key role in delivering outstanding financial management, analysis, and support across the organisation.

Working closely with the Head of Finance, you will be central to the management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance processes-ensuring high-quality information that enables confident decision making across the College.

As Management Accountant, you will:

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with departments, Heads of Department and Senior College Officers, acting as a trusted financial partner.
• Deliver clear, accessible financial insights that support operational and strategic decisions.
• Produce monthly income and expenditure reports with narrative analysis, highlighting variances and areas of concern.
• Review month-end tasks, including balance sheet reconciliations, cost centre reports, funds and donations accounting, and major project reporting.
• Oversee cash management and cashflow reporting, recommending corrective action where needed.
• Ensure reporting is timely, accurate, and adapted to meet internal requirements.
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle, ensuring robust cost management and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Own periodic reforecasting and variance analysis, providing actionable recommendations.
• Line-manage and support a small finance team, ensuring strong performance, capability development, and consistent service excellence.
• Guide team members in transactional processes, promoting best practice and internal control improvements.
• Continually review and enhance finance procedures and business continuity documentation.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to assist senior leaders with tactical and long-term decision making.
• Offer insight-driven suggestions for process optimisation and operational improvement.
• Champion innovation in transactional finance processes through new technologies, standardisation, automation, and improved productivity.
• Act as a key contributor in finance transformation initiatives.

We're looking for someone who brings both technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills. You will ideally have:

Essential

• A full professional accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant experience in financial cost management and analysis.
• Proven experience working within a Finance function.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• Strong analytical capability, including Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure.
• A collaborative, inquisitive mindset with a drive to challenge the status quo and improve processes.
• Excellent written and verbal English.

Desirable

• A university degree.
• Experience in a College or education environment.

Please apply now for more information.