Senior Assistant Management Accountant

Maternity Leave Cover (expected to commence January 2020)

(1 Year Fixed-Term Contract or until the return of the post holder from maternity leave whichever is sooner)

The University is successfully pursuing its ambitious agenda as a “Teaching Intensive, Research Informed” institution.  Its robust financial position, recent developments and positive student feedback has placed it in a good position to capitalise on the challenges and opportunities of the current landscape in education.

We are now seeking to recruit a Senior Assistant Management Accountant to assist in the financial management, control and reporting of the University and its partner organisations.  Reporting to the Financial Accountant, you will advise and guide Heads of Service across the University Group  (including partner organisations such as the UTC Bolton) to ensure that they maintain budgetary control throughout the year.  

You will be responsible for preparing financial reports and you will assist in preparing a detailed annual budget for the University’s Partner organisations, and the University’s Schools and Service Departments together with detailed management account statements for each to show their financial performance against budget.  You will also assist in producing the University’s VAT and Corporation Tax returns and other mandatory returns (such as HESA and TRAC) as required.

You must be a qualified accountant with relevant experience, although this does not have to be within the Higher Education sector.

You should possess good interpersonal skills, developed leadership skills, have the ability to motivate, and be able to work to deadlines.

If you would like to apply for the above role, please submit a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) confirming your current salary, right to work in the UK and suitability for the post together with a full CV by email to: jobs@bolton.ac.uk   Please remember to quote the position reference number.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK, for more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. No agencies.

*Please note, the university reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of applications are received.

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