Assistant Accountant

Full time, 37.5 hours per week, 52 week contract (permanent)

£32,000 per annum plus support with professional exams 

Elmhurst Ballet School is a highly successful vocational ballet school associated with Birmingham Royal Ballet and is based one mile from the city centre in Edgbaston in a modern purpose-built facility with ample free parking and onsite Bistro cafeteria. Elmhurst caters for up to 200 students aged 11-19, many of whom are boarders. Our philosophy is that talent is classless and we work hard to secure funding so that our world class education and training is accessible to talented young people from all backgrounds. 

We are looking for an ambitious Assistant Accountant to join our small finance team on a full time, permanent basis, reporting in to the Director of Finance and Operations and working closely with the part-time external Management Accountant. The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of student fee invoicing (sales ledger), liaising with parents on finance matters, credit control, banking, accounts reconciliations and assisting the external Management Accountant with month end accounting procedures and preparing termly management accounts. Sales ledger accounts experience is essential and experience of using SAGE is preferable. The successful candidate will be supported by the School to further develop their role with a view to becoming a qualified accountant and with opportunities for further promotion within the team. 

The successful candidate will work towards fulfilling the school’s commitment to a high quality provision for students and will promote and embody the school’s ethos: the Elmhurst Way. 

Additional Information 

For the job description and application pack, please click on “Apply on school website” below which will direct you to the Elmhurst Ballet School website.

General enquiries and requests to visit the school should be emailed to: jobs@elmhurstdance.co.uk

CV’s cannot be accepted and we kindly request no contact from employment agencies

Closing date: Monday 20th May 2024

Interviews: TBC 

Elmhurst Ballet School aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to upholding the safety and welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to child protection screening including reference checks with previous employers and a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

At Elmhurst Ballet School we recruit for attitude so we expect all applicants to follow the school’s ethos of humility and compassion in all that they do.