University of Salford Hiring for Assistant Management Accountant Job at Salford, North West England, England Full Time

The Finance Division is responsible for the overall financial management of the institution including subsidiaries. The division provides a full range of financial services to the university, including management and financial accounting services. The University has devolved systems of planning and budgeting and the Finance Division works closely with Academic Units and Professional Services to maximise the opportunities for the University within an appropriate control environment. The Division maintains and develops the central finance systems, Agresso, and provides on-line access together with training.

As part of the University’s Finance Division, the role is based within the Academic & Commercial Finance team, with the main focus being to support Finance Managers and Assistant Director of Finance (Academic & Commercial) in providing a high level of decision support in an environment of significant change. There is a requirement for high quality systems and reporting to underpin the strategic development and growth of the institution. The successful applicant will be responsible for maintaining and developing these aspects within academic units.

The main focus of the role is to support the Finance Manager in budget preparation and monitoring of income and expenditure for teaching activities. The post holder will also assist in producing and reviewing the costing of all new and existing teaching activity and projects (home and overseas).

The post holder will work with managers outside the Finance Division to do this and will provide financial support including processing transactions for the relevant areas. The post holder will need the ability to react proactively to changing circumstances, providing accurate and timely support for the Finance Manager and other managers in areas they support. You will need to be an experienced Assistant Management Accountant with good IT skills, proactive attitude, excellent attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills.