Management Accountant Support

Job summary

The role performs a vital role within the team providing accounting and administrative support to the three RAL Space Management Accountant and the Head of Finance. The role contains a mixture of supporting the team who manage the larger projects, as well as individual financial management of smaller projects. The role works across the RAL space team with key interaction outside of the finance function with the Project Management Office (PMO) and individual project managers. The role requires significant use of UKRI, STFC and RAL Space specific IT systems covering accounting and project / bid management, with a detailed understanding of costing, process and controls.

RAL Space is a complex department within STFC, with hundreds of individual projects ranging from multiyear projects with values in excess of £10m together with a large volume of smaller in year projects. It is funded through a variety of income sources including external commercial and ESA contracts, SLAs and grants from other UKRI and government entities, as well as core funding from STFC. For 24/25 it had c £31.1m of income against a resource cost base of £43.4m, with net capital cost of £6.6m. It operates significant asset base of space / satellite testing / manufacturing facilities as well as IT assets, for internal and external use.

Job description

• Review and approve bids and costings of up to £100k, providing advice on completion of bid forms and the bid process with project managers and the PMO.
• Set up and maintain projects in Oracle Project Accounting, this includes significant volumes of contract extensions and change controls.
• Produce monthly management reports and ad hoc reports for project managers detailing project expenditure and income.
• Process monthly revenue adjustments.
• Prepare monthly and ad-hoc journals to correct project expenditure.
• Liaise with Project Managers and Management Accountants.
• Upload electronic invoices and supporting documentation onto ESA-P (European Space Agency Portal).
• Attend project and team meetings as required as well as various UKRI Finance Directorate meetings.
• Monitor and take appropriate actions on GRNI report.
• Raise Invoice requests with UKSBS.

Person specification

The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I).

Essential

Qualifications:

• 5 recognised GCSE’s including maths & English or equivalent qualifications (S).
• Studying towards AAT or equivalent qualification (S).

Experience and knowledge:

• Proficiency in IT skills, including good knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Excel (S&I).
• Knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle Fusion, SAP or similar) (S).
• Previous experience working in a finance environment (S).

Skills and abilities:

• Good organisational skills, able to manage and prioritise own workload and meet organisational timelines in a timely manner.
• Good numeracy skills.
• Good written and oral communication & presentation skills.
• Good teammate able to work across different areas.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues.
• Able to establish effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Able to resolve problems independently whilst knowing when to consult or take advice.

Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning!

A list of benefits below:

• An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
• 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
• Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
• Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
• Flexible working options.

Plus, many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!

For further information on our benefits please see:

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,895, UK Research and Innovation contributes £8,950 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Selection process details

1st Interview

Interviews will either take place remotely via Teams or in person face to face.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@ukri.org

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitmement@ukri.org