Management Accountant

Inspiration Trust, Norwich, NR2 1NR

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  March 2026

• Closing date

  22 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Hours: 37 hours per week Working Weeks: 52 weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale J - K: £39,862 to £47,181 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications:

Essential: • AAT status or working towards AAT status. • Good numeracy and literacy

Desirable: • Fully or part ACA/ACCA qualified (Essential for Scale K) • Degree or equivalent level of education

Experience:

Essential: • Experience of working in a finance environment • Experience of producing management accounts • Experience of budget preparation • Experience of balance sheet and yearend reconciliations

Desirable: • Experience of working within the education sector (Essential for Scale K)

Skills, Knowledge:

Essential: • Excellent organisational skills • Ability to meet deadlines • Ability to develop positive working relationships • Solution focused • Pragmatic • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal • Approachable • Accurate and diligent work • Detail orientated • Passion for learning and development • Able to exercise judgement and refer matters as necessary • Ability to manipulate data and produce meaningful reports • Good knowledge and understanding of basic accounting principles • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office 365 suite

What the school offers its staff

The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and all staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks. You will be required to provide references and undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Recruitment Pack.pdf - 1.58 MB (opens in new tab)

Job-Description.pdf - 174 KB (opens in new tab)

About Inspiration Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Inspiration Trust website
• Email address: recruitment@inspirationtrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/inspiration-trust

We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.

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