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Exciting opportunity to join the British Museum's Finance team as a Management Accountant
Overview
Salary £48144 - £53132
Location The British Museum Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The British Museum, a world-renowned establishment, is hiring a Management Accountant who will provide premium management accounting services to the entire Museum. You will have the opportunity to contribute significantly to financial and project management within a vibrant cultural setting.
Role Summary
- Preparing accurate management accounts, analysis, and forecasts timely
- Managing financial tasks including the preparation of material for consolidated financial statements and liaising with internal and external auditors
- Partner with departments on project delivery and contribute to the Museum-wide budgeting process
- Maintain compliance with public sector and charitable sector regulations and guidelines while preparing financial reports and forecasts
- Generate and review financial information for business cases and funding applications
Role Requirements
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- ACA accountancy qualification
- Good technical knowledge of relevant Accounting Standards, regulatory framework, income tax, NI and VAT
- Audit experience, including some post qualification experience
Application Process
Ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK. If you do not have this right, the British Museum can sponsor a limited number of roles that meet eligibility criteria. Please verify this on the government website.
The British Museum is seeking a Management Accountant to join the Finance department and provide a first-class management accounting service across the Museum. In this role, you will prepare timely and accurate management accounts, analysis and forecasts, whilst delivering projects on time and within budget. As a Management Accountant you will be responsible for a variety of financial tasks, such as preparing material for our consolidated financial statements and liaising with internal and external auditors, partnering with departments to deliver projects, and contributing to the Museum-wide budgeting process.
Key areas of responsibility include working with the management accountants and accounts processing team to provide best practice accounting, processing and reporting services to all Museum staff. You will also be responsible for the preparation of financial reports and forecasts, ensuring compliance with public sector and charitable sector regulations and guidelines, and providing and reviewing financial information for business cases and funding applications.
The ideal candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent experience, with an ACA accountancy qualification. You should have good technical knowledge of relevant Accounting Standards and regulatory framework, income tax, NI and VAT. Audit experience, including some post qualification experience, is also required.
The British Museum offers a competitive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme, free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions, participation in private and public Museum activities, interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans, professional and personal development opportunities, and discounts on food and gift shop purchases.
Please note that we have a legal responsibility to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK. If you currently do not hold the right to work in the UK, we can only sponsor a limited number of roles that meet eligibility criteria. For more information, please visit the government website.
