Management Accountant

The Alpha Academies Trust; Tunstall; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Staffordshire Pension Fund

Gym discount (on-site)

Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Well -

Wellbeing Gym discount

Free on-site parking

Subsidised meals

Cyclescheme

Annual leave 28–33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

The Alpha Academies Trust is seeking an experienced 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.

This on-site role operates 8:00am–4:00pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00am–3:30pm on Friday, supporting strategic development and financial sustainability across multiple academies.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant
• Strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience
• Can analyse and present financial information clearly
• Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders
• Experience in Academy Trust/education/public sector environment preferred

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder relations

Communication

Education

CCAB qualification

Job description

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.

• 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. 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 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.

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.

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.