FTE: 0.8 fte (working 29.6 hours per week)
Salary: UH7 £37,999 pa with potential to progress to £45,163 pa on achieving designated skills and experience
Annual Leave: 30 days pro rata plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year
Location: Bishops Square, Hatfield, University of Hertfordshire
An opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant within the UH Finance team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The Management Accountant is primarily a business partnering role, providing direct support to staff whilst operating as part of the University’s Professional team within the Finance Department. In addition, there are Central Finance responsibilities being involved with ad-hoc projects, Funding Councils and responsibility for UH monthly, budget and forecasting management reporting.
Skills and experience needed
You will have experience of working within a financial environment, providing financial advice, support and influence to non-finance colleagues. In addition, you must be able to combine business partnering with financial principles, working accuracy with attention to detail, and interpreting the data at a high level in order to provide meaningful analyses to financial and non-financial staff.
You should have excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel, with a proven record of development and achievement in the provision of management information. It is desirable for the post holder to have knowledge of UK Higher Education and an understanding of the University strategy and financial objectives.
Qualifications Required
You must be at least a part-qualified member of a professional accounting qualification (CCAB. Ideally, you will be educated to degree level, or equivalent.
Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.
We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made.
Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Paul Tolley, Senior Finance Manager, p.tolley2@herts.ac.uk
Closing Date: 06 March 2025
Interview date: To be confirmed
Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts
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£37,999 pa with potential to progress to £45,163 pa on achieving designated skills and experience. UH7
