Status / Hours: Perm / full time – 37 hours per week
Grade: Grade 9
Salary: £41,679.05 per annum
Location: Rodbaston
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, including barred list information, as this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
As part of safer recruitment practices and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates. All gaps in employment will be explored, and references will be sought prior to interview wherever possible. Only completed application forms will be accepted, CVs cannot be considered.
We uphold rigorous safeguarding procedures throughout recruitment, selection and induction, consistent with the expectations set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Safeguarding training is mandatory for all employees and will form part of your induction and ongoing CPD.
We are seeking to appoint a Management Accountant to join the Finance team. The role will provide high-quality management accounting, financial analysis and business partnering support across the College, helping to inform planning, control and decision‑making.
About the role
* Produce monthly management accounts, forecasts, journals, reconciliations and variance analysis.
* Partner with budget holders and senior colleagues to support effective financial control and decision‑making.
* Support budget setting, reforecasting, audit activity and continuous improvement across finance reporting and processes.
About you
You will have strong management accounting experience, excellent analytical skills and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to non‑finance colleagues.
* Fully qualified accountant (CCAB) accountant.
* Experience of management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, journals and reconciliations.
* Strong Excel, finance systems and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience in education or the public sector would be an advantage.
Benefits
We care about your wellbeing so have several activities all year that provide support. However, time off is also important. We have a generous holiday scheme, the usual Bank Holidays, an additional 5 days at Christmas and 2 ‘ME’ days (where you can have a day off work and do whatever makes you happy) as well as an additional day on campus spent on wellbeing. We have a range of benefits available to all staff including paid time off for emergencies (designed to support carers) and all our policies are enhanced further than statutory requirements. The College also contributes to your pension at a minimum of 20.9% (we contribute more for people in the Local Government Pension Scheme).
The College is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. Reasonable adjustments will be considered throughout the recruitment process where required.
South Staffordshire College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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