Management Accountant
The Good Shepherd Trust, Guildford, GU1 1JY15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
30 January 2025 at 5pm
Date listed
7 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £40,000.00 - £50,199.00 Annually (FTE) GST Band H/I
Management Accountant job summary
It is an exciting time to join GST, with new leadership in the Finance team who are keen to streamline processes, improve controls, and bring efficiencies across all aspects of MAT finance. Part of the strategy includes expanding the team, adding capacity in Management Accounting as well as also adding to the Accounts Payable team.
This is a true business partnering role in which you will have responsibility for timely and accurate Management Accounts production for the Trustees. Your other key stakeholders will be the members of the Central Finance Team, Headteachers, and School Business Managers. You will be an excellent communicator, and confident in explaining financial information to non-finance staff. To be successful in this post you will have an inquisitive nature, willing to persevere to get to the bottom of a problem and find a resolution.
You will be a qualified accountant (or nearly/qualified by experience) with broad experience of accounting packages (we currently use Sage for Education), excellent Excel, strong IT skills, and experience of adopting new systems/platforms. Experience of working within a MAT environment would be beneficial but not crucial. More important is the ability to effectively manage your time on multiple tasks whilst achieving deadlines; willingness to learn and understand the multi-faceted pressures of the school environment; strong communication skills (both internal and external); attention to detail; and a positive outlook.
The next 18 months will see a period of growth and change within the department, including migration of finance systems, and the successful candidate will be expected to actively contribute to these projects. There is an opportunity for the right candidate to influence outcomes and enact real improvements.
Key Tasks and responsibilities
You will provide professional capacity to the Finance Team and support our Academies in a varied and wide-ranging role, ensuring effective financial management and reporting to our Trust Board. You will provide support in the resolution of financial issues to ensure the best outcomes for our pupils.
Preparation of monthly management accounts, including income statements, balance sheets and cash flows, including commentary for key stakeholders
Identify problem areas and present recommendations to company management
Assist and contribute to strategic, operational and business planning in support of the Trust’s development plan and targets
Ensure cost control by reviewing payroll and non-pay costs and liaising with budget-holders on variances
Assist with preparation and submission of VAT Returns to HMRC
Cash flow forecasting
Carry out projects or other cross-Trust initiatives or functions as required
Project management as required
Ensure that Trust’s financial procedures are followed and all internal financial controls are consistently applied and adhered to for both the delegated School budget and the unofficial fund accounts.
Support of both internal and year end audit process
Continuous improvement of finance processes and controls
As a member of the Finance Team, to generate a positive and widely recognised image for Financial Services as a business partner to internal functional and faculty areas
Actively promote the Trust and its core values both internally and externally
Competencies
Managing self and personal skills
Manage own resources
Maintain CPD
Develop personal networks
Maintain professional values and ethics
Providing direction
Support Trust improvement
Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
Foster Trust culture
Facilitating change
Plan, lead and implement organisational change
Develop innovation
Build capacity for organisational change
Working with people
Develop productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
Support finance and wider team initiatives
Effective use of resources
Manage financial resources
Manage technology
Achieving results
Manage projects
Manage Trust processes
Implement Trust service improvements
Improve Trust performanceCommitment to safeguarding
The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our employment practices reflect this commitment. All appointments are made subject to an enhanced DBS clearance (Disclosure and Barring Service), satisfactory references and qualification checks.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Good Shepherd Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Welcome from the CEO - Paul Kennedy
A very warm welcome to the Good Shepherd Trust (GST) and thank you for taking the time to visit our website. I joined the GST as CEO in February 2020 having spent over twenty-five years in education as a teacher, leader, headteacher and trust CEO. This is an exciting time for the GST as we further develop and strengthen our network of schools.
The GST is a multi-academy trust serving 18 schools within the Diocese of Guildford across Surrey and Hampshire. Our trust comprises both primary and secondary schools, schools affiliated to the Church of England and others who are not. Our purpose is to grow and maintain a strong network of schools within a highly supportive and sharing network: we know that schools are better when they work together sharing common values and goals. Opportunities for staff development are a key priority for us - as a member of support staff, as a teacher, as a head teacher or as a local committee member you will have access to wide and varied professional development.
But at the heart of what we do are the children and young people within our schools. GST schools are first and foremost highly inclusive settings where we strive to see each child flourish and grow, transforming lives and offering breadth and richness in each school’s individual curriculum. We also seek to fulfil the Church of England’s vision for education providing schools for the entire community we serve, for people of all faiths and none.
Our mission is drawn from the words of Jesus in John’s Gospel – ‘I have come that you may have life and have it to the full.’ It is in this context that Jesus reveals to us the wonderful image of himself, The Good Shepherd who shows us how to live, to love and serve others whilst we experience the richness of life in its fullness.
Whether you are a parent, teacher, leader or prospective member of a local committee or a Trustee, please get in touch if you would like to know more about the GST.
With best wishes,
Paul Kennedy
Chief Executive Officer
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