Junior Management Accountant

Junior Management Accountant

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Salary: £30,000 - £34,700 + Excellent Benefits

Full - Time, Permanent, 37 hours per week

The Client:

Our client is a reputable educational firm, dedicated to uniting efforts in educating, nurturing, and empowering both their students and staff, fostering growth and fulfilment.

The Role:

As a Junior Management Accountant in central finance team, you will play a pivotal role in monitoring and reporting on the financial performance of academies within the specified finance hub, while consistently upholding financial regulations.

Responsibilities:

? Oversee and report on the financial performance of academies within the designated finance hub.
? Utilise accounting and budgeting systems to monitor and report on financial data.
? Adhere to Trust financial procedures and systems
? Handle inter-Trust reconciliations and corresponding postings
? Review monthly payroll in line with financial regulations
? Report on debtors and ensure swift outstanding payment collection
? Prepare monthly management accounts with commentary and budget forecasts
? Assist in cash flow monitoring and reporting
? Include Trust-wide assumptions in budgeting software uniformly
? Assist with data analysis requests for academies
? Contribute to financial planning and analysis, including capital and ICT planning
? Assist Director of Finance in evaluating and revising internal controls


Requirements:

? Previous experience working as a Management Accountant, School Accountant, Financial Accountant or in a similar role.
? ATT qualified (Partially / Recently).
? Understanding of accounting principles and budgetary processes.
? Skilled in manipulating, interpreting, and presenting complex data.
? Experience of data production, analysis, reporting and presentation.
? IT literate and relevant qualifications.
? Valid driving licence.


Benefits:

? Pension scheme
? Dental care
? Retail disco