Management Accountant - Welsh Desirable

We are seeking a talented Management Accountant to join our respected and inclusive Finance Team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to upholding our core values and delivering a high quality management accounting service across the IOPC.

In this role, you will play a leading role in providing expertise that helps inform strategic decision-making and enables the organisation to achieve its objectives.

You will play a key role in delivering accurate, timely and meaningful financial information, supporting the continuous development and transformation of our services as we investigate the most serious complaints and conduct matters involving the police.

In return, we offer a varied and rewarding role within a supportive and inclusive environment, where your expertise will be valued, your development encouraged, and your contribution will make a real difference.

We'll assess you against these Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Level behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace

Throughout the recruitment process we will also assess your Experience, Strengths, Technical Skills and Values.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview, and behaviours assessed at this stage will be shared with successful candidates.

Anticipated assessment and interview dates are estimated to take place in November 2026.

• Management accounting and reporting including budgeting and forecasting.
• Review and interpret data to ensure accuracy of reporting and provide insight into the numbers.
• Assist the business in developing realistic forecasts that consider financial risks and opportunities.
• Engage with Finance Business Partners and other stakeholders to share information and add value to financial reporting.
• Track the delivery of agreed investment and efficiency plans and other performance targets.

Please refer to the Job Description for full role responsibilities.

• Demonstrable experience of management accounting including budgeting and forecasting.
• Demonstrable experience of producing and presenting reports to non-financial managers.
• Experience of analysing and accurately interpreting data from various sources to support decisions, demonstrating attention to detail, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Understanding of an effective financial control environment.
• Experience of working independently, managing a busy workload to deliver deadlines and priorities.
• Experience of effectively communicating complex financial information and decisions to a range of stakeholders.

• Current membership of one of the UK accounting bodies (CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA or ICAEW) and either fully qualified, or part qualified in final year of studies with a commitment to complete the qualification.
• High level of IT literacy, particularly MS Excel.

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work at pace.
• Ability to analyse and accurately interpret data from various sources to support decisions, demonstrating attention to detail and problem-solving.
• Excellent communicator, with the ability to explain complex financial issues clearly and concisely.

We believe that diverse perspectives contribute to a more innovative and dynamic workplace. We actively encourage applications from individuals who are typically under-represented or disadvantaged in society. This includes women, people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, parents and carers, and disabled candidates, including neurodiverse candidates.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and creating an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and supported.

Positive action as detailed in the Equality Act 2010, allows us to use measures designed to help improve equality in the workplace, and create a level playing field for all, whilst still employing everyone based on merit. Our workforce profile data shows that people who identify as black, Asian and minority ethnic are under-represented at the IOPC.

For this role - should we have a situation where multiple candidates have achieved the highest score and one identifies as black, Asian or minority ethnic, by using positive action, we can select that candidate for the role, therefore improving this area of under-representation at the IOPC. We will only use positive action in this way where the highest scoring candidates have all scored equally, at the final assessment stage, and above our…