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Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Leigh Academies Trust

Rochester, Medway

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
12 June 2023

Job overview

Leigh Academies Trust has a new and exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join an exceptional financial team from September 2023. This role will be working very closely with the Trust Executive team and Academy leaders in supporting current and future budgeting strategies. Our newly appointed candidate will also be the key member presenting to Academy Board meetings in regards to the financial position of the academies under their cluster, so strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Please be aware that our successful candidate will be responsible for one of the clusters listed below. Therefore, please state on your application your preference and this can be discussed further at interview stage.

  • South East London



The role of Management Accountant is pivotal in financial planning and analysis for Leigh Academies Trust and so we are looking for a suitably experience individual who has a proven track record of developing and managing multi-year budgets and financial forecasts. Reporting directly to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, our successful candidate will have the ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, providing financial support and guidance across the organisation.

The basis of this role is permanent, full time and offers an annual salary of £52,929 - £57,750, commensurate with experience.

If you have any questions in regards to this opportunity, please contact Holly Neve (Recruitment Advisor) on holly.neve@latrust.org.uk or 01634 412 263.

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Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2022, our Trust comprises 30 geographically organised academies (14 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.​​​​​​​

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

​​​​​​Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

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About Leigh Academies Trust

Leigh Academies Trust is one of the country’s largest and most-established multi-academy trusts operating across Kent, Medway and South East London. It contains primary, secondary and special academies and is highly inclusive and successful. Our mission is to deliver “education for a better world” by ensuring that young people in our academies have an excellent start in life regardless of their background or ability.

We are a non-profit making charitable company, based in Strood, Medway. The Trust exists to support and assist schools to build upon their existing strengths and to help them achieve rapid educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools, and today includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen to convert to academy status.

The Trust was formed in 2008 with the linking of the Leigh Technology Academy and Longfield Academy under one governing body. Today, we encompass more than 20,000 students between the ages of 2 months and 19 in over 30 primary, secondary and special academies including one all-through academy and one grammar school.

In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning.  These are delivered through the organisations under our umbrella: Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, LAT Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

Benefits for LAT employees

We strive to offer a range of benefits that all employees can take advantage of which we regularly review and improve, based on what our staff want and need - click here to view what you’d receive as a member of staff with Leigh Academies Trust.

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