Head of Management Accounts

We are seeking an experienced finance professional to lead GLD's Management Accounting function and help shape the department's financial planning and decision-making. The successful candidate will oversee budgeting, forecasting, management accounting, and fee-setting activities, providing high-quality financial insight to support senior leaders. They will work with a wide range of stakeholders, manage complex financial information, and play a key role in ensuring GLD effectively balances its income and expenditure. Key Responsibilities and Tasks: Lead GLD's annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and fee-setting activities. Provide management accounts and financial insight that support strategic decision-making. Partner with senior leaders and budget holders, offering trusted financial advice and guidance. Drive improvements to budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. Analyse financial performance to identify risks, trends, and opportunities. Build collaborative relationships across the organisation to support effective financial management. Lead, support, and develop an HEO team member. Person Specification: Behaviours: Making Effective Decisions, Seeing the Big Picture, Working Together, Delivering at Pace. Essential Skills & Experience: Budgeting, Forecasting, Advanced Excel skills, Good working knowledge of IFRS Accounting standards, Experience of co-ordinating a complex finance consolidation process, Excellent communication skills. Desirable Skills & Experience: Fee setting, Familiarity with government finance including Supply Estimates and Government Financial Reporting Manual, or similar processes, Experience in using Power BI reporting. Benefits: Competitive salary: GBP 60,412 - 71,542 per year Flexible working arrangement: Hybrid Opportunity to work in a collaborative and supportive environment Chance to contribute directly to the successful financial management of the organisation Job Data by YubHub .