Management Accountant

Put your finance skills to work where they can make a difference to children’s education. This is an opportunity for an ambitious management accountant to gain valuable experience in the public education sector, joining our dynamic, high-achieving finance team. If you are organised, motivated and ready to help schools make the most of their resources, we would love to hear from you.

Your work will help school leaders understand their finances and plan confidently. You will deliver accurate monthly management accounts for our schools, prepare and monitor budgets, and help ensure that financial management meets regulatory and statutory requirements and follows best practice.

• Take ownership of timely, accurate management accounts for an allocated group of academies, bringing together accruals, prepayments, monthly forecasting, variance analysis and clear commentary to explain the financial position.
• Help school leaders make informed strategic decisions about staffing levels by producing salary variance reports, with reference to the Department for Education’s Integrated Curriculum and Financial Planning guidance.
• Build strong working relationships with school Principals and the Chief Financial Officer as you support the ongoing review and maintenance of Integrated Curriculum and Financial Planning, helping schools align their curriculum plans with available resources.
• Preparation and monitoring of annual and 3-year budgets and support of Trust wide budgeting process, including meetings with key stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will enjoy turning financial detail into clear, practical information that helps others make decisions. With excellent presentation and organisation skills, you will build strong, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and connect finance with operational management. Your analytical, detail-oriented approach and strategic thinking will help schools use their resources to support the highest standard of education for our pupils.

You do not need an education-sector background to apply: we will provide full training in education finance. You will have experience of working in a finance environment and be AAT qualified or working towards the qualification; full AAT qualification is preferred. Education-sector experience is a strong advantage, but we equally welcome applicants who can demonstrate transferable skills from other sectors.

• Experience of producing management accounts
• Experience of budget preparation
• Experience of balance sheet and year-end reconciliations
• AAT status or working towards AAT status
• Excellent IT and excel skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be that written or oral
• Motivational and striving attitude
• Accurate and diligent work
• Works well in a fast-paced and high-volume role
• Passion for learning and development
• A passion for Finance and supporting the provision of excellent education

• Fully or part ACA/ACCA qualified
• Degree or equivalent level of education
• Experience of working within the education sector

Develop your finance career while supporting schools across Norfolk and north Suffolk. At Inspiration Trust, we believe education can transform lives, and your expertise will help schools make the most of their resources. You will join a supportive, forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration and innovation, with opportunities for growth and a…