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Management Accountant
Ref: SCH-RBET-0014 23 day(s) remainingAdditional Information
Contract Type: Temporary Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 40.00 Weeks per Year: 52.000 Pay Grade: Competitive salary to be discussed during interviewThe Role
Summary of role
This is a key role in contributing to the financial sustainability of the charity and improving our budgeting and reporting processes. Working with the Finance Director and the Accounts Assistants, you will contribute to the smooth running of the Finance function for the Trust.
This is a hybrid role: working from the Milton office 2 days a week initially, moving to fully remote working once settled in role, except for occasional onsite meetings. Working hours are: 32 - 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
This is a temporary role from 6 to 12 months in the first instance with potential for extension based on business needs.
A competitive salary will be discussed during interview, please state your salary expectations within the personal statement section of the application.
Some key responsibilities of this role include:
- Month end and year end accounting.
- Management of our small finance team.
- Support cash flow management.
- Support budgeting and forecasting process.
To be considered for this role as a minimum you must be:
- Experienced in a management accounting role in a small/medium-sized organisation.
- Professional certification (ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience.
- Proficient in Excel, confident IT skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
For full details of the role, please refer to a full job description and person specification below. Please also find a link to Red Balloon Educational Trust policies, including our policies on Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding and Child Protection
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How to Apply
In line with safer recruitment practices, we can accept applications only via our application form, which can be accessed by following the application link on our recruitment portal available here: Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. You can save your application at any point and come back to it at a later stage.
Key dates:
- All applicants will be advised if they have been shortlisted for interview.
Qualifications
| Qualification Title | Grade | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional full or part accountancy qualification |
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Skills
| Relevant Skills | |
|---|---|
| Excellent IT skills and experience with using the Microsoft Suite. |
Essential
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| Abilities, Skills and Knowledge | |
| Strong analytical and problem-solving skills |
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| Experience | |
| Proven experience in similar role |
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Safeguarding Information
Every student has the right to flourish and be safe from harm and abuse. As a professional within Red Balloon Educational Trust; we all have a duty to keep our students safe and healthy. Every Centre has a range of policies, and ensure all staff complete this training to ensure we all understand good practice and how to safeguard our students and ourselves.
Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. It means:
- protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
- preventing harm to children's health or development
- ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children and young people have the best outcomes
Red Balloon Educational Trust has Safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every single student, regardless of their age, disability, gender, race, religion, or belief, sex or sexual orientation, has a right to equal protection from harm. It's so important that everyone at Red Balloon Educational Trust knows what to look out for and how to report any concerns.
Safeguarding policies may be available at Trust level or be held by each Centre individually. All Safeguarding related policies and procedures are available on our website.
Due to the role involving engaging in regulated activity with young people, it is an offence to apply for the role if the you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Safeguarding is Red Balloon Educational Trust's priority. No member of staff will have access to work with learners until all required training has been completed.
Red Balloon Educational Trust
Address: Willow Lodge
37 High Street
Milton
Cambridge
CB24 6DF
RBET HR
hr@rbet.ac https://www.redballoonlearner.org/Red Balloon Educational Trust (RBET) is a UK charity that provides an alternative provision to young people studying at KS3-4 unable to attend mainstream school due to bullying, mental health issues, trauma or neurodivergence. We provide tailored educational, wellbeing and social re-engagement programmes both in physical Centres and as a blended online and in-person provision via Red Balloon of the Air.
The RBET Central Services team provides the underpinning strategic support and organisational development for the Red Balloon network, and works to open additional Centres in new locations.