Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Job Description
Post:
Management Accountant
Responsible to:
Director of Strategic Business Planning
Responsible for:
Assistant Management Accountant
Summary of Role:
To provide a high level of professional accounting and management support to the
Director of Strategic Business Planning which will ensure all objectives in the LSTM
group finance strategy are met or exceeded. Particular emphasis is given to the
management of LSTM’s subsidiary companies, assessment of business plans and
support for teaching & learning.
General Responsibilities:
1. Assist in the preparation of the LSTM Group of Companies Financial Statements
2. Assist in the preparation of the LSTM Group of Companies annual budgets
3. Work alongside the Director of Strategic Business Planning in delivering LSTM’s strategic plan through the
development & preparation of management accounting information
4. Work closely with the other accountants within the LSTM Group either leading or assisting, where
appropriate
5. Make a significant contribution towards the development of the finance department’s future strategic plan
6. Take an active role in the change management process, contributing ideas, dealing with staff concerns, &
taking a lead role in its implementation
7. Responsibility for annual staff appraisals, training & development needs & goal setting through the year in
line with the strategic plan
8. Effectively project manage appropriate cross functional projects throughout LSTM when required
9. Provide advice & support on finance issues to all staff
10. Ensure compliance with both the financial regulations & financial procedures
11. Develop & monitor key performance indicators
12. Ad hoc project work as required
Specific Responsibilities:
1. Monthly accounts preparation for all LSTM subsidiaries including budgets, forecasts and KPIs
2. Assist the Director of Strategic Business Planning to prepare all Board & Management reports
3. Be the main point of contact for all issues relating to overseas office finance
4. Be responsible for the development and assessment of business plans in the LSTM Group
5. Development & monitoring of effective financial systems in overseas offices in collaboration with the
Financial Accountant
6. Monitoring actual income/expenditure to budget & anticipating potential adverse variances
7. Monitoring and development of KPIs relevant to the strategic plan
8. Discussing & resolving potential adverse variances with subsidiary budget holders, faculty and department
heads
9. Line management of the assistant management accountant
10. Act as the lead accountant on one, or more, large research grants, influencing future financial decisions or
events related to the grant for the benefit of LSTM
11. Act as the lead accountant to one faculty, providing quality financial and business support
12. Provide support and assistant to the Head of International Teaching
13. Provide financial information to the Director of Finance on matters relating to the HEFCE grant & HEFCE
returns
14. To carry out such other duties reasonably consistent with the foregoing, as may be required
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Senior Management Accountant
Criteria
Education & training
Experience
Essential or
desirable
Assessment
 CCAB Qualified Accountant
 Degree
 Experience of effective management of
staff
E
D
Application
Form/CV
E
 Experience in financial management
and reporting
 Understanding and appreciation of risk
management strategies and techniques
 Working
with
major
industrial
stakeholders
E
Application
Form/CV/,
Assessment and
Interview
Competencies
 Experience of managing and
monitoring significant budgets
 Experience of using unified ledger
accounting software
E
E
E
 Experience of research funded projects
and international funders
D
 Experience of negotiating with senior
members of staff and compromising if
possible without infringing on the
integrity or correctness of the
accounting records
D
 Experience of forecasting for foreign
currency exposure
 Experience of using Cognos
Skills & Abilities
E
 Ability to set and work to targets, and
deliver against objectives and project
milestones
 The ability to acquire new skills quickly
and identify the implications for the
implementation within the
development
 Ability to communicate financial
matters to non-financial senior
academics
D
D
E
E
E
 Work effectively in a team or
independently within a pressurised
environment
E
 Proven ability to multi-task, and
prioritise tasks with minimal
supervision and the ability to delegate
 To be able to discuss and negotiate
matters with outside bodies at all levels.
E
E
Application
Form/CV
Assessment and
Interview
 To be proactive in suggesting
improvements and new methods of
working and reporting
 Excellent IT skills
 Proven ability to develop and maintain
relationships with a variety of
organisations and user groups
Knowledge
Special aptitude
Circumstances
 To be comfortable with accounting
practices and conventions and hold an
appreciation of internal control issues.
 Familiar with group reporting and
accounting issues
 Knowledge of Income Tax, Corporation
Tax and Vat.
 Knowledge of Charities financial
requirements
E
E
D
E
E
D
D
 Personal drive and enthusiasm
 To be flexible in outlook and willing to
adopt change
 To be focused and capable of producing
results
 Demonstrate an ability to problemsolve
 Taking ownership and resolving
problems.
E
E
 Full time - 35 hours per week Monday
to Friday
 Availability to travel overseas
E
Signed:
__________________________________
Date:
__________________________________
Assessment and
Interview
E
E
E
E
Assessment and
Interview