Management Accountant at Robben Island Museum (RIM)

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Degree in Accounting or finance.
• At least minimum of 5 years’ post Articles experience.
• Sound experience of budgeting, accounting, forecasting and resource allocation in a devolved organization, preferably within the public sector.
• Project monitoring.
• Reporting and financial management in accordance with varied compliance obligations.
• Financial and contractual matters in a public sector environment desirable.

Responsibilities:

• Advise and support managers on financial management issues for the sound and proper management of organisation resources.
• Liaising closely with cost centre managers and business units to provide a comprehensive accounting support service, including the provision of financial information and analysis to Senior Management and Unit Managers.
• To coordinate and maintain arrangements for the accurate assessment of accruals including the provision of robust analysis of key variances.
• To coordinate completion of timely and robust forecasts and commentaries to facilitate the decision-making process and to challenge forecasts to ensure that all relevant business information has been considered, and that reasons for variances are fully documented, communicated and understood, including implications for the balance sheet and cash flow.
• Leading managers and Accountants in the formulation of financially sound and accurate business plans, presenting alternative financial options whilst maintaining corporate values, operational guidelines, “best practice” and statutory accounting principles, and ensuring that business plan information is recorded accurately in the relevant financial systems.
• Assist in the closing of the Annual Accounts, supporting the business units where necessary.
• To provide an assessment on the capital spend for the year and the impact for the following year’s programme on a rolling basis.
• Ensure that business cases prepared by managers are fit-for-purpose by checking that financial information has been prepared by suitably qualified personnel in accordance with in-house policy, that financial information and related assumptions are correct, and that the business case is feasible in the context of the overall business plan and forecast.
• Assist in development and implementation of new and existing financial systems.
• Ensure compliance with all necessary financial procedures (including appropriate budget delegation arrangements and procedures).
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the management accounting service provided to customers and make recommendations for improvement. Implement any plans to improve customer service levels as directed.
• People management and development.