Job Introduction
We are Forestry England.
We live and breathe forests.
Job title – Management Accountant
Salary - £39,135 to £42,133
Contract type – Permanent
Hours – 37 hours per week
Vacancy closes - 23:58
Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.
Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.
What you’ll do…
As a Management Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting Forestry England’s recreation and leisure business. You will:
• Deliver high-quality management accounting services
• Provide insightful financial reporting and analysis
• Support continuous improvement in financial performance and data quality
• Collaborate with operational teams and finance colleagues to enhance financial decision-making
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
Bristol / Flexible (with National travel as required)
Benefits…
Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
- 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
- STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
- free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
- a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.
How to apply…
You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.
You will be assessed on a technical skill and strength based questions during your interview.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
- Managing a Quality Service: Have a clear understanding of stakeholders’ needs and expectations. Plan, organise and manage your time to deliver a high-quality service. Act to prevent problems by identifying issues, reporting them and providing solutions.
- Working Together: Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders, and collaborate with them to share information, resources and support. Invest time to develop a common focus and genuine positive team spirit where colleagues feel valued and respect one another.
- Delivering at Pace: Always work with focus and pace to get the job done on time and to a high standard. Have a positive and focused attitude to achieving outcomes, despite any setbacks
- Communicating and Influencing: Communicate in a straightforward, honest and engaging manner, choosing appropriate systems to maximise understanding and impact.
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.
Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Nationality requirements…
Read more about nationality requirements here.
Working for the Civil Service…
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.
Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.
Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.
