Management Accountant

Burghley House; Stamford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charitable trust in Stamford seeks a Management Accountant to enhance financial operations and reporting. This hands-on role involves reviewing processes and implementing a robust reporting system. Ideal for motivated individuals looking to advance their careers in a complex business environment.

Benefits

Qualifying Workplace Pension Plan

Private Healthcare

Salary sacrifice cycle scheme

22 days annual leave

Free family entry to House, Gardens and Adventure Play

Free tea and coffee

30% off in Burghley shops and cafes

Free membership at Burghley Park Golf Club

Free entry to Burghley Horse Trials

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting required.
• Strong IT skills including advanced Excel and Sage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and improve monthly management reporting.
• Manage day-to-day operations for subsidiaries.

Skills

Transactional processing

Critical thinking

Communication

Tools

Excel

Sage

Job description

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Predominantly office based in Stamford, with some scope for hybrid or flexible working arrangements.

About Burghley and the Role

Burghley House Preservation Trust is a charitable trust based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, with a number of operating subsidiaries, including a Land & Property business, Burghley House, Park and Gardens, Burghley Horse Trials and Burghley Park Golf Club.

The Management Accountant position is a new role, reporting to the Group Accountant. You will be an integral part of account production, supporting and enhancing the financial operations of the company.

BHPT is a complex business with many different companies, including wholly owned subsidiaries and a number of additional small charities. This makes reporting increasingly complex and we recognise the need to modernise and transform the accounting function.

This role will be critical to this transformation - reviewing and evolving processes across the whole Estate, implementing a robust reporting pack, and reviewing and replacing the accounting system (currently Sage 50).

This is a hands-on role, which will suit an ambitious and motivated individual who is already in a management accounting position and looking to develop their career further.

Key responsibilities

·Preparing and improving monthly management reporting.

·Working with external parties on statutory reporting, tax and compliance.

·Managing the day to day operations for one or more subsidiaries.

·Work with teams across the business to improve management information and streamline processes.

Required Skills and Experience

·Transactional processing with exposure to the trial balance/nominal ledger essential.

·Strong IT skills essential, including advanced Excel skills (desirably including VBA macros). Previous experience of Sage desirable.

·Experience of VAT reporting, ideally in property desirable.

·Experience of charitable trusts desirable.

·Proven critical thinking and analytical skills essential.

·Fosters a culture of continuous improvement, regularly identifying opportunities for growth and optimization.

·Excellent communication skills, verbal and written essential, including proven ability to convey complex and technical scenarios to non-accountants essential.

·Team-orientated, with a professional and mature approach.

We recognise that not all candidates will meet every criteria, so we encourage you to apply if you believe you are well suited to the role.

·Qualifying Workplace Pension Plan with employer contributions up to 13%

·Private Healthcare

·Salary sacrifice cycle scheme

·22 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

·Free family entry to House, Gardens and Adventure Play

·Free tea and coffee and 30% off in Burghley shops and cafes

·Free membership at Burghley Park Golf Club

·Free entry to Burghley Horse Trials

To Apply

Please email your CV and covering letter stating your suitability for the role to [e-mail] by 9am, 27 May 2025.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates who are currently under-represented. We also welcome applicants from the LGBTQ+ community.

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  Entry level

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