Management Accountant

Permanent | Part Time | 24 hours per week

If you’re a developing finance professional who enjoys turning numbers into clear, useful insight, this is a great opportunity to make a visible impact across our homes and services.

Who we are

Plus Dane provides homes and services to over 30,000 people across Merseyside and Cheshire. Our aim is to tackle social inequality by enabling individuals and communities to thrive and our customer team is at the heart of what we do.

Working with our customers really does change people’s lives and if you want to make a difference Plus Dane is the place to be!

We live by our values of working together, achieving for our customers, taking ownership, and having the opportunity to learn and grow.

About the Role

As Management Accountant, you’ll provide practical financial support and advice to budget holders, helping them understand performance, manage budgets and make informed decisions. You’ll be a key link between Finance and operational teams, translating financial information into clear, meaningful insight that supports effective service delivery across Plus Dane.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll

• Prepare timely management accounts and clear commentary for your business area.
• Work closely with budget holders, supporting monthly reviews, budget setting, forecasting and reforecasting activity.
• Translate financial information into straightforward advice that helps operational colleagues understand performance and take action.
• Support budget holders with financial reporting, variance analysis, accruals and cost allocations.
• Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider business, providing a responsive and customer-focused service.
• Contribute to improvements in finance processes, reporting and systems.

What You’ll Bring

Part qualified and actively studying towards a recognised accounting qualification such as CIMA, ACCA or CIPFA.

Experience working with budget holders, with a good understanding of budgeting, forecasting and management accounts.

Housing sector experience, with an understanding of the operating environment and the ability to build credibility with colleagues across the business.

Confidence using Excel and finance systems, with strong attention to detail.

The ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.

An approachable, organised and customer-focused style, with the ability to build positive working relationships.

Why join us?

Your work will be seen and valued, with the opportunity to support teams delivering services across Merseyside and Cheshire.

You’ll help budget holders understand performance, plan ahead and make decisions that benefit customers and communities.

You’ll be part of a Finance team that works closely with the business and provides a responsive, customer-focused service.

You’ll have the chance to keep developing your finance business partnering skills while continuing your professional studies.

What you’ll get in return

This is a part-time role working 24 hours per week. We’re ideally looking for someone who can work their hours across five days to help provide consistent support to the business, but we’re open to discussing a working pattern that balances service cover with what works for the right candidate. You’ll be expected to work one day per week from our Liverpool office, with the remainder worked flexibly in line with business needs.

You’ll be generously rewarded with a competitive salary and a great benefits package, including 35 days’ annual leave (pro rata), plus bank holidays. This includes a 3-day Christmas closedown between Christmas and New Year and you have the option to buy up to 5 extra days annually.

You’ll also benefit from a company pension scheme where we contribute 10%, and colleagues can contribute anything from 3% upwards. We’re committed to our people’s wellbeing supported by an excellent management team, wellbeing champions, and mental health first aiders.

We actively encourage personal development, with plenty of opportunities to progress your career and access ongoing training, including formal qualifications.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.

If you need any adjustments to apply or attend an interview, please let us know.

If you’re ready to bring your finance skills into a role where you can support better decisions, stronger services and positive outcomes for customers, we’d love to hear from you.