Management Accountant

Full time – Dundee

Salary - £34,696 - £39,219

Reporting to – Head of Finance

Team – Finance Resources and Planning

Who are we?

We are Scotland’s design museum. Designed for everyone, firing imaginations and sparking curiosity in design across Scotland and around the world. At V&A Dundee we are on a mission to inspire and empower through design.

Design shapes our world, it's part of everyday life and it's everywhere. We are a museum with energy and have a vision of the future where everyone is inspired through design and recognizes its far-reaching impact in our lives.

We are a welcoming place for people of Dundee to explore design and to use as an everyday part of their city, as well as inviting visitors from around the world. We are part of the V&A family of museums that celebrate creativity in all its forms from across centuries, for everyone.

Role Profile

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Management Accountant to join our small team at V&A Dundee - Scotland’s design museum. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the financial management of a mission-driven charitable organisation. Working alongside passionate colleagues you will join us in our mission to inspire and empower through design, contributing to informed decision-making and the long-term sustainability of our exhibitions and public programmes

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The Management Accountant plays a key role in ensuring the financial sustainability and effective stewardship of the charity’s resources. Working closely with budget holders, senior leadership, and programme teams, the postholder will provide timely, accurate management information to support decision-making across exhibition, fundraising, and learning activities. The role reports to the Head of Finance, with supervision duties over the finance assistants’ team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Head of Finance in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting, with a particular focus on grant-funded projects, restricted income, and compliance with funder requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Management Reporting

• Produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Prepare financial reports for senior management, trustees, and committees as required.
• Support year-end processes and liaise with auditors, working closely with the rest of the finance team on gathering and providing information.

Financial Controls and Improvement

• Maintain robust financial controls and processes in line with charity governance and best practice.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial systems, reporting, and procedures.
• Support compliance with charity law, funder requirements, and internal policies.
• Supervise and review transactional processing, reconciliations and month close.
• Assist HOF in tax compliance (VAT, Gift Aid, etc).
• Assist in payment runs and cashflow management.

Project and Grant Accounting

• Monitor income and expenditure against budgets for grants, commissions, and funded projects.
• Ensure accurate tracking of restricted and designated funds.
• Prepare financial reports for funders in line with grant conditions and reporting deadlines.

Business Partnering

• Act as a finance partner to non-finance colleagues, providing clear and accessible financial advice.
• Support budget holders in understanding financial performance and managing resources effectively.
• Contribute to financial planning for new initiatives and funding applications.
• Any other finance and administrative duties as requested.

Personal Specification:

Essential

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (e.g. CIMA, ACCA, ACA, ICAS) or equivalent relevant experience.
• Proven experience in a management accounting or similar finance role, specifically in charity sector.
• Experience in VAT and Gift Aid processing and compliance.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis skills.
• Experience of producing clear management reports for non-finance audiences.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills coupled with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Suite.
• A genuine interest – and desire to work in – a cultural organisation
• Positive, team-oriented attitude.
• Active team player with a real understanding of impact on own work on the performance of the organisation.

Desirable

• Experience working in the charity, cultural, arts, or not-for-profit sector.
• Experience of business partnering with creative or programme teams.
• High IT literacy, knowledge of PowerBI, use of automation tools to gather and present financial and non-financial information.

Deadline for applications: no later than 23.59, 04 February 2026. 

This is a full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week working in a hybrid flexible environment with a mixture of home working and working from our museum in Dundee. We offer a generous package including 38 days holiday, pension scheme, company sick pay, entry to V&A Dundee paid exhibitions and many more discounts and benefits.

You will be asked to confirm that you have the right to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you will not be able to progress your application further.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristics.

V&A Dundee is aware that working more flexibly is a central element of attracting and retaining disabled people in the labour market. We encourage you to apply if you define yourself as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 (including deaf or neurodivergent).

If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, such as receiving the interview questions in advance or documents in an alternative format, please let us know via the email below. 

If you have any issues with your application, please email: hr@vandadundee.org

JOB DESCRIPTION: FINANCE MANAGER

Job context

Corra Foundation exists to make a difference to the lives of people and communities. It works with others to encourage positive change, opportunity, fairness and growth of aspirations which improve lives. Corra wants to see a society in which people create positive change and enjoy fulfilling lives.

In 2020 Corra launched a ten-year strategy. It is long term because making a different on the big challenges will take time. At its heart is the strong belief that when people find their voice, they unlock the power to make change happen.

Following a period of rapid growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, the potential financial future of Corra needs to move away from reliance on Scottish Government funding and diversify its income sources. There is appetite to explore philanthropic giving, as well as making sure that the organisation runs as effectively as possible.

The Finance Manager role is a pivotal member of Corra, with both operational and strategic requirements, helping Corra to move forwards as it seeks to become more agile.

Job overview

As the operational Finance Manager, you will be working with the Head of Finance to support the implement of Corra’s long term finance strategy, as well as supporting, managing and training the wider finance team. A focus on improving systems and processes, working with other operational managers and taking the lead on internal audit. You will deputise for the Head of Finance as required.

The successful applicant will have a detailed knowledge of charity accounting principles, and a track record of successfully leading and managing a finance team. You will have strong analytical skills and be able to demonstrate both operational and strategic thinking. You will have a proficiency in accounting software and be able to evidence successful production of annual accounts and monthly reporting, ensuring monitoring delivery against budgets.

Ideally, you will have practical experience of project accounting, restricted funds and grant-making activities.

Additionally, you should have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience of explaining complex financial information to other operational colleagues , and non-finance managers.

You will have experience of working in the charitable sector and handling charitable accounts, as well as having a high level of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills.

This role would be suitable for someone who has solid experience in being an effective, operational Finance Manager having a strong mix of financial, project and management accounting skills, and staff management. This role offers flexibility in part-time hybrid or WFH setup.

As with other Corra staff, there will be the requirement to be flexible and to provide support for other aspects of Corra business as and when required. 

Job purpose

• To ensure the effective financial management of all transactions coming into and leaving Corra.
• To provide accounting services.
• To deliver the annual report and accounts.
• To provide an overview of payroll systems.
• To continuously improve financial systems and processes.

Structure

An organogram showing Corra’s structure, and where this role fits, is available.

Main activities and responsibilities

• To provide an effective financial management service to the charity and to be responsible for all financial transactions of the charity.
• Day-to-day overview of the Payroll and Finance functions including Financial Accounting, Project, and Management Accounting working in partnership with the 2 finance officers.
• Proactively identify and implement improvements to finance processes.
• To work alongside the Head of Finance to ensure that the charity has sound financial control and that all statutory requirements are met.
• Lead the development and implementation of financial control systems and processes, through a programme of internal audit.
• Conduct the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Lead on the production of monthly and quarterly finance pack information.
• Oversee cash flow reporting and monitoring of investment portfolios.
• Work with HR ensuring Payroll and Pension processing is efficient.
• Oversee all statutory and regulatory tax, VAT and returns.
• Draft statutory accounts for Head of Finance prior to Trustee approval, ensuring SORP requirements are met.
• Liaising with auditors.
• Implement a culture of business partnering across all finance teams.
• Deputise for the Head of Finance as required.

Corra team

Participate fully as a member of Corra’s team, demonstrating commitment to the organisation’s values, attending staff meetings, support and supervision sessions and training as required. If required, support the work and promotion of any other area of Corra’s business in fulfilling its strategic aims.

Key relationships

• Head of Finance
• Finance Team
• Chief Executive
• Senior Management Team
• Auditors
• Wider Corra Teams

Key skills

• Experience of leading a finance team including staff development and performance management.
• Experience of Charity SORP.
• Experience of producing financial reporting and insight for budget holders and external funders.
• Strong experience of implementing process and system change in a transformation / change environment.
• Experience of successful procurement of a range of goods and services supporting the wider business to achieve best practice.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to partner at all levels.
• Ability to quickly establish trust and instil confidence.
• A proactive, creative, and solution-focused mindset.

Working conditions

This role will be based at Pure Offices, Lochside Way, Edinburgh or Centrum, Queen Street, Glasgow, Glasgow, with a flexible WFH approach adopted.

The jobholder is line managed by the Head of Finance. Regular support and supervision meetings as well as bi-annual appraisal meetings will take place.

Corra is committed to its staff, including through a focus on learning and development. Corra is a Scottish Living Wage employer, holds the Healthy Working Lives Bronze Award and is happy to consider flexible working.

Job Description

                           Date: October 2025

Job Title: Payroll / Finance Assistant   Reports To:   Finance Manager

Standard Hours per week: 36.5hrs   Accountable to: Finance Manager