Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Band 9 SCP 24-27 £26,746 to £29,240

37 hours Term Time plus 10 days

Permanent

Open to flexible and part time working requests

We are looking to appoint a highly skilled and innovative Management Accountant to support Lingfield Education Trust in its vision to be outstanding in educating the whole child. This is an exciting and flexible opportunity to work directly for the Chief Financial Officer and contribute to the growth and success of the Trust.

The Trust consists of a family of 9 highly successful schools across the North East of England. We have a distinctive ethos to support all children educationally, socially and practically, to achieve their highest potential in school and life. We are determined to become the Trust that makes the biggest difference to the whole child, all our staff, and the local community.

We are looking for someone with:

• Management Accounting experience of preparing and posting all month end journals including accruals, prepayments accrued & deferred income.
• Reconciliation of payroll control accounts and variance analysis
• Meeting with Headteachers to review financial reports and support budget planning in their schools
• Managing all aspects of banking transactions including payments, cash flow and intercompany transfers.
• Preparation of month end account reports and support with 3 year budget forecasts
• The ability to work independently and innovatively to ensure accurate reports are produced to tight deadlines
• A desire to make a difference and contribute to the achievement and education of the whole child

An application pack can be downloaded from our website www.lingfieldeducationtrust.com. Applications must be returned to hrsupport@lingfieldeducationtrust.com. If you require any further information regarding this exciting opportunity, please email hrsupport@lingfieldeducationtrust.com

Closing Date: 18th August 2022

Shortlisting: 19th August 2022

Interview Date: 31st August 2022

Lingfield Education Trust are fully committed to the safeguarding of all children and all applicants will be required to undergo safer recruitment checks, including social media and online checks. The post will be based at the Trust Offices located at Corporation Road Primary School, however, the Trust reserves the right to require you to work at other schools depending on the needs of the business.