Management Accountant – Grants & Research Finance

Management Accountant – Grants & Research Finance

Hertfordshire | Hybrid Working | Up to £45,000

SRM Recruitment are partnering with an established organisation in Hertfordshire to recruit a Management Accountant with strong grants, funding and/or research finance experience.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines solid management accounting capability with experience of working within a grant-funded, research, charity, not-for-profit or similarly funded environment.

The role Working as part of the wider finance team, responsibilities will include:

• Management accounting and month-end reporting


• Financial management of grants and externally funded projects


• Monitoring expenditure against approved budgets


• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis


• Financial and funder reporting


• Supporting compliance with funding requirements


• Accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations


• Working closely with project leads, budget holders and other non-finance stakeholders


• Supporting audit and year-end requirements


• Providing financial insight and guidance across funded activities

About you For this position, strong grants, funding and/or research finance experience is particularly important.

You may currently be working as a:

• Management Accountant


• Research Accountant


• Research Finance Officer


• Senior Research Finance Officer


• Grants Accountant


• Grants Finance Officer


• Research Grants Finance professional

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified candidates are preferred, although strong QBE, part-qualified or finalist accountants with substantial relevant grants/funding experience will also be considered.

Experience within research, higher education, charity, not-for-profit or another grant-funded organisation would be particularly relevant.

What's on offer? • Salary up to £43,000

• Hybrid working


• Permanent position


• Broad accounting role with a specialist grants/funding focus


• Opportunity to join an established Hertfordshire organisation

For further information or a confidential discussion, please apply or contact Liz Hawkins at SRM Recruitment.

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