Interim Management Accountant (Education Sector)

Marks Sattin; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in finance is seeking an Interim Management Accountant to support a fast‑paced educational organization in Birmingham. This role involves delivering strategic financial oversight, robust budgetary control, and continuous process improvement. Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants with experience in growth-focused environments, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in financial systems including Microsoft Excel.

Qualifications

• Be a Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA. Qualified by Experience will be considered.
• Have proven experience in a growth-focused environment with a track record of driving change.
• Have strong analytical and interpretive skills.
• Be an effective communicator and relationship builder across diverse teams.
• Be a proficient Microsoft Excel and financial systems user.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing long‑term financial strategies across multiple sites.
• Delivering high‑quality budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Ensuring financial performance aligns with agreed annual budgets.
• Producing monthly management accounts and financial forecasts.
• Monitoring and reporting on school‑level KPIs.
• Overseeing cashflow management and ensuring liquidity across designated sites.
• Leading month‑end process improvements in collaboration with wider finance teams.
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
• Supporting year‑end audit preparation and external reporting.
• Attending finance meetings outside standard working hours when required.

Skills

Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA

Proven experience in a growth-focused environment

Strong analytical and interpretive skills

Effective communicator and relationship builder

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Interim Management Accountant (Education Sector)

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Senior Manager Interim Finance Solutions at Marks Sattin

Location: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Working Pattern: 4 days on‑site, 1 day remote

Marks Sattin is supporting a fast‑paced, multi‑site organisation in the Education sector in Birmingham to recruit an Interim Management Accountant. The Interim Management Accountant will support the Head of Finance in delivering strategic financial oversight, robust budgetary control, and continuous process improvement to support sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities of the Interim Management Accountant include:

• Developing and implementing long‑term financial strategies across multiple sites
• Delivering high‑quality budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to senior stakeholders
• Ensuring financial performance aligns with agreed annual budgets
• Producing monthly management accounts and financial forecasts
• Monitoring and reporting on school‑level KPIs
• Overseeing cashflow management and ensuring liquidity across designated sites
• Leading month‑end process improvements in collaboration with wider finance teams
• Ensuring compliance with financial regulations and internal policies
• Supporting year‑end audit preparation and external reporting
• Attending finance meetings outside standard working hours when required

To be considered, you will:

• Be a Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA. Qualified by Experience will be considered
• Have proven experience in a growth‑focused environment with a track record of driving change
• Have strong analytical and interpretive skills
• Be an effective communicator and relationship builder across diverse teams
• Be a proficient Microsoft Excel and financial systems user

This interim opportunity offers a dynamic environment for a finance professional ready to make a strategic impact. If this sounds like you, please apply now!

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Finance and Accounting/Auditing
• Industries: Education

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