Trace Recruit Looking for Senior Management Accountant at London, Greater London (Hybrid) Full Time

Senior Management Accountant (Systems), Arts – £52,000, Central London

A prestigious London museum is looking for a new qualified accountant to join their growing finance function. After a new systems update and changes to the team, they are looking for a Senior Management Accountant to come in and focus on the systems and process improvement work. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will work closely with the Head of Finance, IT department and the rest of the finance team to implement these changes, train up the team and lead on best practice. This will be perfectly suited to auditors with solid technical skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and development of the Museum’s corporate risk register, identifying and implementing improvements to risk management processes
• Ownership and maintenance of the Finance Operating Manual
• Liaison with DCMS and Cabinet Office on Government Functional Standards
• Lead on counter-fraud strategy including training, awareness and detection analytics.
• Lead on processes and ongoing improvements for Project Board and the appraisal and evaluation of projects including very large scale projects, with reference to government and industry best practice.
• Oversight of the pay model, responsible for staff budgeting and forecasting of staff costs. Identifying and implementing ongoing improvements to staff cost monitoring and forecasting, ensuring that finance records and HR records (CIPHR) are reconciled.
• Strong understanding of Unit4 and Business Central and able to ensure optimal use of the system to support controls and compliance.
• Superuser for Unit4 and Business Central, delivery of training to finance team and other users.
• Delivery of compliance and risk management related training to finance and non-finance colleagues
• Develop processes for and contribute financial expertise to Museum-wide projects and initiatives.
• Providing and reviewing financial information for business cases and funding applications
• Preparation of online management reports
• Preparation of accurate quarterly forecasts
• Support Museum-wide budgeting process for departments and across projects
• Coordination of preparation of information for internal reports and papers, including the corporate risk register
• Ensuring compliance with donor restrictions

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified ACA/ACCA accountant with audit experience
• Previous experience of a systems update/implementation
• Experience with Unit 4/Agresso or Business Central would be desirable but not necessary
• Strong compliance understanding
• Interest in working in the arts
• Excellent teamwork, communication and organisational skills
• Ability to wok with multiple stakeholders both inside and out of the finance function