Management Accountant

Teaching Vacancies; Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

On-site parking

Gym discounts

Cyclescheme

Subsidised meals

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Alpha Academies Trust in Stoke-on-Trent invites applications for an experienced Management Accountant. The role supports the Finance Director, delivering financial management, reporting, budgeting and forecasting across the Trust. It requires CCAB qualification and strong analytical and communication skills, with travel across the Trust.

The post is on-site, 37 hours per week, with a baseline of 8:00–16:00 (Mon-Thu) and 8:00–15:30 (Fri). Experience within an academy or public sector is preferred.

Qualifications

• CCAB Qualified Accountant.
• Strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience.
• Analyses and presents financial information clearly.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ideally experience within an Academy Trust, education, charity or public sector.

Responsibilities

• Based at The Discovery Academy with travel across the Trust.
• Support the Finance Director in delivering financial management, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial control.
• Provide accurate financial information, analysis and advice to support decision-making.
• Work with Principals, budget holders and senior leaders across the Trust.

Skills

CCAB Qualified

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder relations

Communication

Problem solving

Education sector experience

Job description

Discovery Drive, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 0GA

Pay:

Meets national minimum wage

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

13/11/2026

About this job

What skills and experience we're looking for Chief Executive Officer: Mr S French | Required: As Soon As Possible | Management Accountant | Permanent | Whole Year | 37 hours per week | Level 11, Actual Salary £43,149 to £46,579 The Alpha Academies Trust (AAT) is seeking to appoint an experienced and motivated Management Accountant to support the Finance Director in delivering high-quality financial management, reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial control across the Trust.

Based at The Discovery Academy with travel across the Trust as required.

This role is based fully on-site, with working hours of 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Thursday, and 8:00am to 3:30pm on Friday.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Central Team and play a key role in supporting the financial sustainability and strategic development of our academies.

Working closely with the Finance Director, Principals, budget holders and senior leaders, you will provide accurate financial information, analysis and advice to support effective decision-making.

We are looking for someone who:

Is a CCAB Qualified Accountant

Has strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience.

Can analyse and present financial information clearly.

Has excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.

Can build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Ideally has experience within an Academy Trust, education, charity or public sector environment.

Our Trust has an amazing family of academies, and each has its own ethos and values that contribute to the wider Trust purpose.

We are committed to delivering a first-class education to overcome inequality and as a member of the Trust Central Team, you will play a key part in helping us to achieve that.

We are a local trust with all academies in close proximity, this allows us to focus our strategic direction on learning from each other to ensure that we can deliver the very best in experiences and standards for the communities that we serve.

Our main priority is to develop people and our staff in the organisation are no exception to this.

The Trust Central Team facilitates the very best in collaboration, staff development and wellbeing.

In order to continue this, we need exceptional people, who we will support to be outstanding professionals.

Do you want to be a part of this?

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.

Our Purpose Our purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child that overcomes inequality.

We recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development a number one priority.

We are committed to working with other stakeholders to create a joined-up momentum, with the ambition of bringing about transformational change.

Our values are Ambition

• Respect
• Belonging Why Alpha?

Our Trust is located in Stoke-on-Trent and consists of two Secondary Academies, four Primary Academies and a Central Team.

Alpha Academies Trust has been established to create a network of Primary and Secondary Academies in North Staffordshire.

We help over 4000 pupils develop and grow into very special individuals.

Our staff thrive in doing this and as a result, fulfil their own immense sense of purpose.

Joining us, will in turn mean that you can support those pupils as well as our staff in being the best that they can be.

You will be a part of their success.

We care about our people and feel that we can achieve the greatest impact through a research led culture.

We believe that mutual Respect should serve as the foundation of our organisation.

This supports collaboration and as a result our people are creative, confident and work as one.

Our staff identify the approaches that have the greatest impact on children and support the well-being and workload of all our staff.

For all successful applicants the Alpha Academies Trust will support with the option to further your career by progressing or swapping to become an associate teacher on the appropriate pathway to teaching.

This can be discussed at interview or at any time during your employment with Alpha.

What the school offers its staff The Benefits of Working for Our Trust The Trust offers a benefits package which includes a local government pension scheme, Staffordshire Pension Fund, a discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 25% discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and a Cyclescheme.

Annual leave entitlement starts from 28 days, increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service.

We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme through Life and Progress including counselling services to ensure that our staff are looked after and supported.

We’re Disability Confident!

Alpha Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Employer which means that it has made commitments to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during any point of the application process, please contact our Trust HR Team at [e-mail] to discuss.

Commitment to safeguarding The Alpha Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service, as well as an online social media check along with other stringent vetting and induction processes.

Please note, references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview.