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Business Unit Accountant

Job Summary

Ensuring effective financial & performance management of IET Business Units including business planning, budgets, forecasting, financial control and reporting.  Providing financial expertise to business decision-making.  Enhancing operational performance by linking the finance and operational management teams. The role initially focuses on the Professional Operations Directorate.

Hours

35 per week

Location

Michael Faraday House, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2AY

Main Duties and Responsibilities (Not necessarily in priority order)

• Provide focus, drive and support to the annual planning and budgeting cycle
• Timely delivery and accurate analysis of Management Accounting information
• Analysis and stakeholder reporting of KPIs
• Support the Planning, Project Office and Finance teams in providing transparency and consistency across business unit boundaries
• Assist the Business Unit Director to enhance operating performance, ensure effective financial control and accurate forecasting
• Proactively identify business risks and issues, and help identify possible solutions
• Support the development of a project-based culture across the organisation and assist in the production and review of Business Cases and benefits realisation
• Initiate tasks, agree timescale and prioritise workload with line management and Unit Directors
• Undertake any other duties and projects as requested by the line manager
• To be familiar with the Health and Safety and Fire policies for the company and to attend mandatory updates where required

This job description is intended as a general guide to the scope of the post and may change in line with the needs of the service or at the request of the line manager.

Person Specification

• Professional, commercially focused accountant with excellent interpersonal skills

Essential Criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Qualified accountant, preferably CIMA. 
• Broad ranging financial planning experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to make convincing presentations at a senior level.
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload and to work semi-autonomously.
• Good IT skills, including advanced level Excel.
• Proactive, hands-on and flexible approach.
• Proven influential and persuasive skills.

Desirable Criteria

• Familiar with Agresso