Management Accountant

Interim Management Accountant – Maternity Cover
£45,423 + Benefits
15-month maternity cover | July / early August start
Devizes | Hybrid working | Compressed hours considered.

Are you an experienced Management Accountant looking for a varied interim role where your work will genuinely make a difference?

I am supporting a highly respected charity based in Devizes with the recruitment of an Interim Management Accountant to cover a 15-month maternity contract. This is a hands‑on and rewarding role within a values‑led organisation that delivers meaningful work across conservation, community engagement, education and environmental projects.

The charity plays an important role in protecting and improving the natural environment, while working closely with local communities, volunteers and partners. It has a strong local reputation, an ambitious future strategy and a finance function that is entering a positive period of change, including the implementation of a new finance system and ongoing process improvements.

As Interim Management Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting financial reporting, controls and decision‑making across the organisation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts for the senior leadership team and trustees.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning across the organisation.
• Acting as a finance business partner to budget holders, helping them understand performance, budgets and project finances.
• Overseeing project accounting, grant claims and funding‑related financial reporting.
  
  Processing monthly payroll and supporting pension, HMRC and year‑end payroll requirements.
• Supporting VAT returns, audit preparation, cash flow monitoring and control account reconciliations.
• Managing and supporting a small finance team.

• Salary of £45,423+, with some flexibility.
• 15-month maternity cover contract.
• Hybrid working after probation, including Fridays from home and scope for 2–3 days working from home once settled.
• Compressed / condensed hours considered.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Salary exchange pension contribution up to 7.5%.
• Death in service benefit.
• Income protection.
• Free parking.
• Dog‑friendly office.
• Opportunity to work for a charity making a genuine difference to the local environment and community.

• Strong management accounting experience, ideally gained within a small to medium‑size organisation.
• Experience working with budget holders and explaining financial information clearly to non‑finance colleagues.
• Payroll experience would be useful.
• Line management experience would be beneficial.
• Experience in charity finance, Sage payroll, Exchequer, Iplicit or Entrust reporting would be useful but is not essential.

This would suit someone who enjoys a hands‑on finance role, likes improving processes and wants to use their finance skills in an organisation with a meaningful purpose.