Education Finance Lead: Management Accountant

Inspiration Trust Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

LGPS pension

Health Plan

Cycle-to-work

Discounts on services and retail

Job summary

Inspiration Trust is seeking a proactive Management Accountant to join the central Finance team. You will deliver monthly management accounts for a group of academies, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will build strong relationships with Principals and the CFO, produce salary variance reports, support long-term budgeting and financial planning, and help optimise resources to support high-quality education.

Qualifications

• Experience of producing management accounts
• Experience of budget preparation
• Experience of balance sheet and year-end reconciliations
• Excellent IT and Excel skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities

• 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 guidance.
• Build strong working relationships with school Principals and the Chief Financial Officer as you support budgeting and financial planning, aligning 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.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Balance reconciliations

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

IT proficiency

Education

Degree or equivalent level of education

AAT status or working towards AAT status

Fully or part ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Inspiration Trust is seeking a proactive Management Accountant to join the central Finance team. You will deliver monthly management accounts for a group of academies, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

You will build strong relationships with Principals and the CFO, produce salary variance reports, support long-term budgeting and financial planning, and help optimise resources to support high-quality education.