Senior Management Accountant

Key role within the senior management team
Manage financial strategy, optimise performance, and shape the future direction
About Our Client
Working for South Yorkshire Police doesn't have to mean patrolling the streets; our police staff work side by side with uniformed officers. A strong team of professional support staff work behind the scenes in many different areas of our organisation, including in finance. We need skilled people, like you, to join our police family to keep our South Yorkshire communities safe. We have an annual budget in excess of £300 million and employ over 3,000 police officers and 2,200 support staff. South Yorkshire Police are committed to attracting, selecting, hiring, retaining and developing a diverse and professional workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve, enabling us to meet and exceed our corporate finance goals and objectives
Like most organisations, South Yorkshire Police is transforming the way we deliver our services and run the organisation to meet ever more demanding challenges. We have a Medium-Term Resource Strategy underpinned by a draft recovery plan to help achieve our mission. The Finance department is very much at the centre of delivering this strategy working collaboratively with all senior leaders across the organisation and our external partners. Therefore, as part of this we are looking for talented individuals who are experienced finance professionals, resilient and driven to achieve change.
Job Description
The Senior Management Accountant will include:

• Lead budget process, guide Management Accountants and Finance Officers.
  
• Develop timetables, coordinate tasks, and ensure accurate financial data capture.
  
• Supervise month-end processes and key reconciliations.
  
• Prepare monthly reports for Senior Command Team and Business Executive Leaders and ensure compliance with financial instructions.
  
• Manage non-statutory returns and provide external information.
  
• Align financial resources with staffing needs and ensure timely pay reconciliations.
  
• Monitor team performance and ensure compliance with corporate policies.
  
• Ensure adherence to Force Financial Regulations and best financial practices.
  
• Manage ad-hoc requests, including Freedom of Information.
  
• Champion Business Intelligence for financial reporting and system development.
  
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and review budget setting practices.
  
• Manage and develop the Management Accountants team, providing leadership and performance management.
  
• Deputise for the Management Accountant Lead as required.
  The Successful Applicant
  The successful Senior Management Accountant will be/have:
  

• Qualified Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (C.C.A.B.) or CIMA accountant with full membership.
  
• Significant and recent management accounting experience.
  
• Up to date with current accounting issues and good, practical accounting knowledge.
  
• Demonstrate IT literacy including advanced Excel, with significant experience of large, complex ERP systems.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to use a range of communication techniques.
  
• Experience of building strong working relationships and establishing personal credibility with senior managers and budget holders.
  
• Understand personal and professional strengths and development needs and be able to evidence the steps taken to enhance your continuing professional development.
  
• Strong analytical skills.
  
• Experience of leading a team and staff management.
  What's on Offer
  Benefits:
  
  • A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
    
  • Generous annual leave allowance.
    
  • A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
    
  • Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working.
    
  • A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust.
    
  • Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police.
    
  • Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice.
    
  • Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme.
    
  • Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy (Apply online only) (yhrn.police).
    
  • Membership to the Sports and Social Club.
    
  • Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks.
    Applications close on Monday, 5th May; however, we encourage early submissions as we may close the application process sooner if we receive a high volume of interest.
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