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Financial Reporting Manager
Location: Home-based with travel to Twigworth, Gloucestershire (min. twice monthly)
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
Hours: 40 hours per week
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is one of the largest providers of SEND educational and care services in the country, supporting over 1,200 children, young people and adults, and employing over 1,500 staff spread across 27 services around England.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Prepare statutory accounts for 11 entities
2. Manage Assistant Financial Accountant
3. Prepare VAT submissions and oversee balance sheet reconciliations, and fixed asset register
4. Maintain and improve Unit 4 finance system
5. Liaise with auditors and tax advisors
6. Drive process improvements and financial controls
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the team.
Requirements:
7. Qualified chartered accountant (preferred)
8. Strong experience in statutory/management accounts
9. Advanced Excel and IT skills
10. Detail-oriented with strategic oversight
11. Confident communicator with senior stakeholders
12. Proactive and resilient under pressure
What’s on Offer:
13. Life assurance, enhanced pension & leave
14. Perkbox discounts, car lease & cycle schemes
15. Health cashback plan
16. Funded training & qualifications
17. Employee assistance programme
How to Apply:
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Safeguarding Statement
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.