Project Accountant – Maternity Cover

  • Contract
  • UK-wide
  • Posted 2 months ago

Creative UK

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  • Job Title: Project Accountant – Maternity Cover
  • Salary: £40k-£50k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Finance
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024

  • Location:

    UK-wide

Job Description

SALARY: £45,000 to £50,000 dependent on experience, + benefits

LOCATION: UK Wide

TERM: Full time or Part Time (min 4 days per week), Maternity cover, 1+ year

ABOUT CREATIVE UK: https://www.wearecreative.uk/ – Creative UK is the independent network for the UK Creative Industries, we champion, connect, support and invest in creative people and businesses. Our specialist Support programmes offer opportunities to the UK creative sector.

The Role:

  • Management Reporting
  • External Reporting to funders
  • Audit
  • Budgeting
  • Business Partnering, advisory services

The person:

  • CIMA qualified or part-qualified (or equivalent or QBE)
  • Demonstrable experience in project accounting, budgeting, forecasting and business partnering
  • An understanding of technical financial management information systems and processes
  • Public and private sector funding experience would be beneficial, but not essential

The package:

  • Flexible/hybrid working
  • Market leading salary
  • Full benefits package

Job Requirements

Technical:

  • CIMA qualified or part-qualified (or equivalent or QBE)
  • Strong financial modelling and Excel skills
  • Experience in project accounting, budgeting and forecasting
  • Experience and demonstrated skills in commercial finance business partnering
  • An understanding of technical financial management information systems and processes
  • Highly IT literate, skilled in operating and learning new systems

Personal:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Be able to build excellent working relationships with colleagues at all levels of the business
  • Initiative and a willingness to learn and develop, with a flexible approach to the role
  • Highly organised, self-motivated and efficient, with the personal drive to complete multiple tasks to required timescales and standards
  • Strong attention to detail and the ability to report accurate information on a timely basis
  • Good interpersonal skills

Job Responsibilities

Business Partnering

  • Build close working relationships with Programmes teams to foster open communication and ensure success of programmes overall, as well as maximising contribution from programme activities

Management Reporting

  • Prepare, review and analyse information used for management, forecasting, control and monitoring, with ownership of the Programmes budgets.

External Reporting

  • Ensure all external reports are delivered and submitted timely in accordance with funder requirements

Audit

  • Support the Finance team during the year-end auditing process, ensuring all required

Budgeting

  • Support the Finance Director in producing annual and strategic growth budgets for the group, with ownership of Programmes budgets.

Other Activities

  • Conduct continuous reviews of working accounting practices and processes to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations within the finance function.

For a full job description please see ourhttps://www.wearecreative.uk/about/jobs/ – website

How to Apply

TO APPLY: Email your CV, cover letter (cover letter may be replaced with a 1-2-minute video link*) to [email protected] by midday 7th October 2024. Please complete our anonymous diversity and inclusion survey. First interviews will take place via Teams video calls between 10th October and 28th October 2024, final interviews w/c 21st October 2024.

* Video link optional. Creative UK is an inclusive recruiter and happy to make adjustments to our selection process by request

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