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Management Accountant
at Fellowship of the School of Economic Science London in London (Published at 19-02-2025)
The School of Philosophy and Economic Science is recruiting for a full-time Management Accountant to work within our lively and vibrant educational charity, providing Practical Philosophy and Economics courses to adults, based in Central London.
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Management Accountant will manage a wide range of the organisation's financial matters and deputise for the Head of Finance, with particular attention given to the upcoming project to replace our CRM/accounting system. A key responsibility of this role is overseeing the year-end process and external audit. This includes working closely with our national branch volunteers to draft consolidated financial statements for the group. You would also support the Head of Finance throughout the annual budgeting process, including collation and preparation of budgets, and attend the budget presentations to the Trustees. The Management Accountant is also responsible for regularly producing the Management Accounts of the charity, comparing actual financial performance to the budget and prior year and explaining variances.
The Person
- Energetic and problem-solving.
- Qualified Accountant: ACA, ICAS, ACCA or CIMA.
- Minimum of two years’ accountancy experience.
- Experience in preparing full set of consolidated financial statements in medium-sized organisations (Turnover £1m+) with national branches and subsidiaries, ideally for a charity.
- Strong Excel skills. Proven experience in handling a large amount of data in spreadsheets.
Annual leave is 28 days per year (plus time off between Christmas and the New Year) with a 7% (of gross salary) employer's contribution to our pension plan. This role is based three days working from home, two days a week at our office in W1.
Interviews will be in two stages and will include a test in Excel. Please see below for the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Deadline
The closing date for applications is Friday 14 March 2025 but we will begin interviewing as we receive suitable applications.
About the organisation
The School of Philosophy and Economic Science is a registered educational charity dedicated to promoting the study of natural laws governing relations in human society. This is done mainly by providing evening and Saturday courses for adults in Practical Philosophy and Economics with Justice.
