Management Accountant
Posted 2 weeks ago by Stamford School
£40,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Stamford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: Stamford School is seeking a motivated Management Accountant to join its Finance Team on a twelve-month fixed-term contract. The role involves building management account packs, completing monthly accounts, and managing budget holder packs, among other responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in management accounting and strong Excel skills. This position is integral to ensuring financial accuracy and efficiency within the school’s operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build new management account packs to define business unit performance.
- Complete monthly accounts for business units, including accruals, prepayments, and reforecasts.
- Conduct monthly payroll reconciliation by department versus budget.
- Cleanse and manage the existing cost centre structure and nominal setup.
- Ensure all costs and income are aligned with the relevant business unit.
- Manage the rollout of the PO system to the academic element of the business.
- Analyse and improve controls on setup and flowthroughs, setting correct authorisation levels.
- Manage and distribute budget holder packs, ensuring monthly forecasting occurs within the budget.
- Analyse individual spend over £500 on a monthly basis.
- Implement streamlines for invoicing processes, optimising existing systems for productivity gains.
- Assist the Head of Finance with VAT return and analysis.
Key Skills:
- AAT level 4 qualified or CIMA/ACCA PQ; QBE candidates with a minimum of 5 years experience will be considered.
- Extensive experience as a Management Accountant or in a similar role.
- Intermediate Excel skills, including SQL links, X-Lookups, PowerPivot, IF-Error, SUMIFS, and Nested IF.
- Proficiency in financial management systems.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong initiative, quick learner, and good understanding of accounting principles.
Salary (Rate): £40,000.00 yearly
City: Stamford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
About us Stamford School is a large, co-educational Day and Boarding school for boys and girls aged 2 to 18. Established in 1532, it has a prestigious heritage, but everything we do is focused on preparing young people to lead happy and fulfilling lives in the 21st century. Stamford is a family-friendly, inclusive, happy school with a deep sense of community and belonging. Our students are famously ‘rounded and grounded’, and we have a broad social mix that our parents greatly value.
Job Description Stamford School is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Management Accountant to join our dynamic Finance Team on a twelve-month fixed-term contract.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Build a number of new management account packs using the existing single consolidated pack to break down & define business unit performance.
- Completing monthly accounts for said business units including accruals, prepayments, reforecasts to present to the FD for analysis.
- Monthly payroll reconciliation by department vs. budget.
- Cleanse and manage the existing cost centre structure and nominal set up.
- Ensure all costs and income are re-aligned to flow into the relevant business unit.
- Manage the continued rollout of the PO system to the academic element of the business.
- Professional services and operations have already rolled out so a template and process is in place which needs implementing by Christmas 2025.
- Analyse and improve the controls on setup and flowthroughs along with setting the correct authorisation levels for secondary and master budget holders.
- Manage and distribute budget holder packs for each budget holder, ensure that monthly forecasting takes place within the budget granted.
- Analysis of all individual spend over £500 on a monthly basis.
- Implementing streamlines for the Inward and Outward invoicing processes, working with the relevant controller and optimising the existing system to ensure productivity gains.
- Assist the Head of Finance in the VAT return and analysis.
Essential Criteria AAT level 4 qualified or CIMA/ACCA PQ. QBE candidates will be considered – minimum of 5 years experience. Extensive experience as a Management Accountant or similar role Intermediate excel skills utilising SQL links into the finance suite (already utilised), X-Lookups, PowerPivot, IF-Error, SUMIFS, and Nested IF as a minimum. Proficiency in financial management systems Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to build strong relationships with non-finance staff and budget holders. Strong initiative, quick learner, and good understanding of accounting principles.
Desired Criteria: Project management and rollout experience Working in the School sector or other charity FRS102 and C.SORP knowledge Working knowledge of current VAT legislation
Application Details Closing date for applications is the 31st August 2025. First round interviews to be held week commencing 8th September 2025. Second round interviews to be held week commencing 15th September 2025. Further details can be found in the applicant pack attached in the documents section. Stamford Schools are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).