Assistant Management Accountant

Job Summary:

The Salvation Army Regional Finance Team are looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to assist the Regional Northwest Finance Team in the provision of business support to a portfolio of corps and divisional leaders across Wales, ensuring financial control and effective decision making.

Key Responsibilities:

• To assist in supporting and guiding corps officers, finance locals and corps in their respective financial management responsibilities
• To assist in the support and guide divisional leaders in their respective financial management responsibilities
• To work with corps to prepare budgets, forecasts and longer-term financial plans
• To undertake financial monitoring visits to corps periodically depending on the level of support needed and level of risk
• To monitor corps budgets, investigate variances and alert the Field Accountant and divisional leaders of matters of concern
• To monitor and report on the performance of charity shops, cafes and similar activities of the corps
• To monitor mission support allocated to corps and report to the Regional Accountant to ensure that planned mission outcomes are being achieved (in conjunction with divisional leadership)
• To assist in ensuring corps adhere to the finance procedures

Successful candidate will have:

• Experience in the role of management accounting
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good organisational, team-working and inter-personal skills
• Experience of working with and explaining finance issues with non-finance personnel
• Experience of sophisticated accounting systems
• Part qualified CCAB/CIMA accountant
• Able to work within The Salvation Army’s Christian ethos and key values: integrity; accountability; compassion; passion; boldness and respect
• Ability to be flexible
• Customer focus
• Willing to travel throughout Wales as required
• A full and valid Driving Licence
• Use of own car for the first 6 months (A fleet car will be provided after 6 months)